Table 2.
Characteristics of 804 FQHC Sites Applying to the FQHC Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration
| Characteristic | All Sites (N = 804) | No Equivalent Recognition Sites (N = 97) | Level 1, 2, or 3 Equivalent Recognition Sites (N = 707) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCMH capabilities (NCQA 2011 PCMH recognition level equivalent scores), n (%): | |||
| No recognition equivalent (<35 points) | 97 (12.1) | 97 (100.0) | |
| Level 1 equivalent (35–59 points) | 304 (37.8) | 304 (43.0) | |
| Level 2 equivalent (60–85 points) | 324 (40.3) | 324 (45.8) | |
| Level 3 equivalent (≥85 points) | 79 (9.8) | 79 (11.2) | |
| Number of FQHC service delivery sites, n (%): | |||
| 1 | 23 (2.9) | 2 (2.1) | 21 (3.0) |
| 2–10 | 439 (54.7) | 43 (44.3) | 396 (56.1) |
| 11+ | 341 (42.5) | 52 (53.6) | 289 (40.9) |
| Years in operation, n (%): | |||
| 1–9 | 259 (32.2) | 31 (32.0) | 228 (32.2) |
| 10–19 | 216 (26.9) | 28 (28.9) | 188 (26.6) |
| 20–29 | 109 (13.6) | 10 (10.3) | 99 (14.0) |
| 30–39 | 148 (18.4) | 12 (12.4) | 136 (19.2) |
| 40+ | 49 (6.1) | 8 (8.2) | 41 (5.8) |
| Missing | 23 (2.9) | 8 (8.2) | 15 (2.1) |
| Geographic region, n (%): | |||
| Central | 194 (24.1) | 21 (21.6) | 173 (24.5) |
| Mid-Atlantic | 118 (14.7) | 34 (35.1) | 84 (11.9) |
| Northeast | 96 (11.9) | 2 (2.1) | 94 (13.3) |
| Southeast | 121 (15.0) | 12 (12.4) | 109 (15.4) |
| West | 139 (17.3) | 14 (14.4) | 125 (17.7) |
| West-Central | 136 (16.9) | 14 (14.4) | 122 (17.3) |
| Metropolitan status, n (%): | |||
| Metropolitan area | 548 (68.2) | 74 (76.3) | 474 (67.0) |
| Non-metropolitan urban area | 155 (19.3) | 18 (18.6) | 137 (19.4) |
| Non-metropolitan rural area | 101 (12.6) | 5 (5.2) | 96 (13.6) |
| Receiving PCMH payments from one or more plans, n (%) | 81 (10.1) | 11 (11.3) | 70 (9.9) |
| Payer mix, mean (SD) | |||
| Commercial insurance | 18.1 (12.9) | 18.3 (13.3) | 18.1 (12.9) |
| Medicaid | 34.1 (15.1) | 33.3 (16.7) | 34.2 (14.8) |
| Medicare (includes dual-eligibles) | 15.1 (9.9) | 15.1 (10.9) | 15.1 (9.8) |
| No insurance | 27.1 (15.6) | 26.3 (15.8) | 27.2 (15.6) |
| Other | 0.6 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.5) | 0.6 (0.5) |
Notes: NCQA = National Committee for Quality Assurance; PCMH = patient-centered medical home. PCMH capabilities were assessed using NCQA’s 2011 application for PCMH recognition, which awards points for meeting each of NCQA’s recognition standards. We used point totals to define four levels of PCMH capabilities equivalent to each of NCQA’s PCMH recognition levels (or no recognition). Because each site’s responses did not undergo review by NCQA auditors, these categories do not necessarily reflect a site’s true recognition level. The results displayed in the table are not propensity score-weighted