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. 2005 Spring;26(3):63–79.

Table 2. Voluntary GHO Disenrollment and Post-Disenrollment Plan Choice, by Race/Ethnicity, Age, and Medicaid Eligibility for the GHO Enrollee Sample: Calendar Years 1999-2001.

Characteristic 1999 2000 2001



Voluntary Disenrollment Rate Post-Disenrollment Plan Choice Voluntary Disenrollment Rate Post-Disenrollment Plan Choice Voluntary Disenrollment Rate Post-Disenrollment Plan Choice

FFS GHO FFS GHO FFS GHO



Percent Percent Percent
Total GHO Enrollee Sample 13.4 31.6 68.4 15.2 41.6 58.4 18.1 51.4 48.6
Race/Ethnicity
White, Non-Hispanic 13.3 31.0 69.0 14.9 40.9 59.2 17.8 51.8 48.2
Black, Non-Hispanic 15.2 36.3 63.7 18.8 47.4 52.7 20.5 53.0 47.0
Hispanic, Any Race 15.7 27.8 72.2 19.3 39.3 60.7 24.1 37.0 63.1
Age Category
64 Years< 14.1 37.7 62.3 16.8 49.2 50.9 19.7 55.7 44.3
65-69 Years 13.3 31.4 68.6 15.4 40.9 59.1 19.4 53.3 46.7
70-74 Years 13.2 29.1 70.9 15.3 40.1 59.9 18.5 49.8 50.2
75-79 Years 13.3 29.5 70.5 14.7 38.8 61.2 17.4 48.6 51.4
80 Years+ 13.6 33.9 66.1 14.9 43.2 56.8 16.3 51.6 48.4
Medicaid Eligible
Yes 19.8 46.4 53.6 23.0 59.4 40.6 27.9 64.8 35.2
No 13.0 30.0 70.0 14.7 39.6 60.4 17.5 50.0 50.0

NOTES: GHO is Group Health Organization. FFS is fee-for-service.

SOURCE: Laschober, M., Mathematica Policy Research: Calculations based on constructed GHO Beneficiary and Spell Level files.