Table 3.
The Association between State Acceptance of New Medicaid Patients or the State Primary Care Medicaid-to-Medicare Fee Ratio and Measures of Experience with Physician Availability for Children on Medicaid or CHIP with a Significant Health Condition or Development Disability (NHIS 2011/2012)
| Unadjusted Percent for the Medicaid/CHIP Sample (n = 1,485) | All | Percent of Primary Care Physicians Accepting New Medicaid Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <60% | 60–74% | 75%+ | ||
| Doctor's office or clinic indicated that they did not accept child's insurance | 6.62 (0.91) | 15.48*** (3.45) | 6.11 (1.18) | 3.53 (1.04) |
| Had trouble finding a general doctor or provider to see the child | 3.34 (0.70) | 8.52*** (2.65) | 2.90 (0.95) | 1.82 (0.70) |
| Did not get care in the last year because it took too long to get an appointment | 8.79 (0.97) | 13.72** (2.87) | 9.38* (1.49) | 5.85 (1.22) |
| Did not get care in the past year because the wait in the doctor's office was too long | 6.99 (0.92) | 10.15** (2.24) | 7.83* (1.48) | 4.48 (1.19) |
| At least one visit with a doctor or health care professional in the past year | 95.77 (0.72) | 89.99** (3.16) | 96.86 (0.71) | 96.74 (0.96) |
| Medicaid-to-Medicare Primary Care Fee Ratio | All | <50% | 50–74% | 75%+ |
| Doctor's office or clinic indicated that they did not accept child's insurance | 6.62 (0.91) | 9.78** (2.19) | 6.19 (1.17) | 3.61 (1.34) |
| Had trouble finding a general doctor or provider to see the child | 3.34 (0.70) | 6.02* (1.65) | 2.67 (0.91) | 2.20 (1.03) |
| Did not get care in the last year because it took too long to get an appointment | 8.79 (0.97) | 9.11** (2.04) | 10.27*** (1.44) | 4.06 (1.04) |
| Did not get care in the past year because the wait in the doctor's office was too long | 6.99 (0.92) | 9.00** (1.95) | 7.34* (1.35) | 4.02 (1.36) |
| At least one visit with a doctor or health care professional in the past year | 95.77 (0.72) | 93.41 (2.04) | 96.98 (0.68) | 96.03 (1.25) |
Notes: The table presents sample means with standard errors in parentheses. The symbols *, **, and *** indicate that the difference relative to at least 75% is statistically significant at the 10, 5, and 1 percent levels, respectively.