TABLE 4.

Waiting Period Organized by Insurance Type

	Payment Method
	Medicaid	Private
Comparison by insurance type
All states
Waiting period, d, mean (95% CI)	15 (10-21)	12 (7-17)
P value		.029a
States with expanded Medicaid eligibility
Waiting period, d, mean (95% CI)	19 (5-33)	15 (4-25)
P value		.049a
States without expanded Medicaid eligibility
Waiting period, d, mean (95% CI)	13 (9-17)	10 (8-11)
P value		.2
Comparison by Medicaid expansion
States with expanded Medicaid eligibility, n	19	15
States without expanded Medicaid  eligibility, n	13	10
P value	.46	.95

^aComparison with Medicaid.