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Published in final edited form as: J Pharm Health Serv Res. 2016 May 26;7(4):209–215. doi: 10.1111/jphs.12142

Table 2.

Numbers and proportions of individuals across racial and ethnic groups meeting the proposed 2015 Medicare eligibility criteria for medication therapy management services

Analyses	Groups	Number Eligible	Number Eligible Weighted	Proportion Eligible (%)	P Value Compared to Whites
Proposed 2015 MTM eligibility	Whites^a	3,170	43,763,731	58.82
	Blacks^a	1,007	5,337,688	57.09	0.20
	Hispanics	525	3,442,381	48.97	<0.001
≥ 2 of chronic conditions and ≥ 1 core chronic disease	Whites	4,438	60,579,906	82.35
	Blacks	1,419	7,426,748	80.44	0.07
	Hispanics	798	5,245,953	74.44	<0.001
≥ 2 of Part D drugs	Whites	4,605	62,999,906	85.45
	Blacks	1,440	7,544,259	81.63	0.03
	Hispanics	845	5,524,304	78.82	<0.001
≥ $620 Part D drug cost	Whites	3,375	46,476,667	62.63
	Blacks	1,055	5,591,061	59.81	0.001
	Hispanics	581	3,840,689	54.20	<0.001

Whites: Non-Hispanic Whites; Blacks: Non-Hispanic Blacks.