Table 4.

Change in the Share of Patients Dying: Above vs. Below Median Responsive States

	Above Median Response			Below Median Response
	Mean Prior to Jan 2005	+/− 11 Months	+/− 9 Months	Mean Prior to Jan 2005	+/− 11 Months	+/− 9 Months
Change in Share Dying within…
3 months	0.338	−0.011 (0.006)	−0.023 (0.003)	0.340	0.014 (0.002)	0.014 (0.003)
6 months	0.466	−0.015 (0.004)	−0.023 (0.004)	0.473	0.003 (0.005)	0.006 (0.007)
9 months	0.524	−0.008 (0.004)	−0.017 (0.004)	0.531	−0.0001 (0.006)	0.003 (0.007)
1 year	0. 615	−0.0001 (0.003)	−0.007 (0.004)	0.623	0.009 (0.007)	0.007 (0.008)
Obs (weeks)	48	96	72	48	96	72

Notes: Means in column 1 and 4 are for the dependent variable for states with above or below median changes in chemotherapy treatment in the period prior to the reform. See notes to Tables 3 for other details.