Table 1.
Characteristics of Medicare Patients by Dual Eligible Status, 2009
| Characteristics | AMI | Pneumonia | Heart Failure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Dual Eligible | Dual Eligible | Non-Dual Eligible | Dual Eligible | Non-Dual Eligible | Dual Eligible | |
| Readmission rate* | 18.9 | 23.1 | 17.6 | 20.3 | 23.9 | 27.2 |
| Average age | 78.7 | 78.1 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 80.9 | 78.9 |
| Female (%) | 46.8 | 65.4 | 51.7 | 66.4 | 51.9 | 70.7 |
| Black (%) | 5.4 | 18.1 | 4.9 | 14.9 | 8.8 | 24.6 |
| Number of admissions in 2008 (%)† | ||||||
| 0 | 69.3 | 57.4 | 55.1 | 45.7 | 46.6 | 37.9 |
| 1–2 | 24.7 | 30.1 | 33.8 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 37.8 |
| 3 or more | 6.0 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 24.2 |
| Number of index admissions‡ | 116,043 | 26,079 | 198,797 | 66,018 | 268,866 | 81,724 |
*
30-day all-cause readmission rate adjusted for age, gender, and comorbidities.
†
Admissions to any hospital for any condition.
‡
For each condition, index admissions were identified according to the 30-day risk-adjusted readmission measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction.
Source. Authors' analysis.