Table 6. Multipliers for Special Populations, Long-Term Institutionalized (LTI) Beneficiaries.
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| Predicted | Actual | Multiplicative Factor | Predicted | Actual | Multiplicative Factor | |
| Aged | 3,274 | 3,995 | 1.22 | 1,183 | 1,273 | 1.08 |
| Disabled | 4,747 | 6,660 | 1.40 | 1,377 | 1,668 | 1.21 |
| All | 3,413 | 4,247 | 1.24 | 1,201 | 1,310 | 1.09 |
NOTE: Data represent 1999/2000 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and 2001/2002 BC®BS® enrollees.
SOURCE: Robst, J., University of South Florida, Levy, J.M., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Ingber, M.J., RTI International, 2007.