Table 3.

Difference-in-Difference Estimation Analysis (N=979)

	Hospice Enrollment		Hospice Length of Stay
	OR	(95% CI)	IRR	(95% CI)
Policy Effect
Palliative County × Post Policy	1.67	(0.73-3.83)	5.61	(1.14-27.70)*
Palliative County	0.66	(0.35-1.22)	0.29	(0.08-1.12)
Post Policy	0.94	(0.51-1.72)	0.64	(0.17-2.42)
Covariates
6 to14 years	0.54	(0.31-0.92)*	0.13	(0.40-0.43)**
15 to 20 years	0.86	(0.51-1.45)	0.26	(0.07-0.97)*
Female	1.23	(0.81-1.87)	1.31	(0.55-3.16)
Caucasian	0.98	(0.55-1.77)	1.28	(0.37-4.46)
Hispanic	0.90	(0.56-1.44)	1.68	(0.66-4.29)
Private Insurance	0.38	(0.17-0.88)*	0.51	(0.11-2.31)
Usual Source of Care	1.16	(0.71-1.91)	1.22	(0.44-3.36)
Hospice Service Area	0.84	(0.49-1.44)	0.26	(0.08-0.81)*
Cancer	3.68	(2.09-6.46)***	16.59	(3.24-84.99)**
Congenital	1.55	(0.84-2.86)	12.31	(3.19-47.47)***
Neuromuscular	1.75	(1.03-2.98)*	3.28	(0.89-12.06)
Cardiovascular	0.36	(0.20-0.66)**	0.08	(0.02-0.30)***
Comorbidities	1.02	(0.56-1.85)	1.53	(0.46-5.07)
Disability Status	0.88	(0.45-1.70)	0.38	(0.10-1.48)
Psychological Status	0.78	(0.46-1.31)	0.45	(0.15-1.31)
Functional Status	0.72	(0.41-1.27)	1.40	(0.45-4.31)

^*p< 0.05,

^**p <0.01,

^***p< 0.001

Note: OR, odds ratio; IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, Confidence Intervals.