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Appendix Table A4.

Linear Probability Model of Hospital Readmission (Percentage Point Change)

Variables	30-Day readmissions	90-Day readmissions
Observation	−3.35^a (0.0571)	−4.27^a (0.0760)
Observation×black	−1.03^a (0.158)	−1.79^a (0.206)
Observation×other race	−1.33^a (0.194)	−2.33^a (0.273)
Observation×rural residence	−0.441^a (0.105)	−0.309^b (0.130)
Black	1.06^a (0.132)	2.68^a (0.163)
Other race	0.158 (0.157)	0.0447 (0.198)
Rural residence	0.709^a (0.0906)	0.932^a (0.111)
Age (in years)	0.0234^a (0.00278)	0.112^a (0.00396)
Female	−1.45^a (0.0420)	−2.17^a (0.0565)
Quan Index	2.55^a (0.0201)	4.81^a (0.0253)
Home w/services	8.45^a (0.101)	14.9^a (0.125)
Skilled nursing facility	13.0^a (0.170)	21.6^a (0.204)
Other nursing home	2.97^a (0.125)	6.37^a (0.172)
Inpatient rehab facility	3.84^a (0.298)	7.43^a (0.406)
Hospice	−3.64^a (0.264)	−2.38^a (0.431)
Other	9.02^a (0.246)	10.1^a (0.266)
Weekend	−0.115^a (0.0441)	−0.407^a (0.0564)
Spring	0.0411 (0.0500)	−0.175^a (0.0658)
Fall	−0.0792 (0.0564)	0.153^b (0.0730)
Winter	0.166^a (0.0542)	0.478^a (0.0691)
2008	0.466 (1.01)	0.503 (1.30)
2009	0.140 (1.00)	−0.0315 (1.30)
2010	−0.0668 (1.00)	−0.263 (1.30)
Constant	9.94^a (1.03)	12.4^a (1.33)
Observations	3,090,173	3,059,798
Hospital fixed effects	n=4725	n=4725

^{^a}

p<0.01.

^{^b}

p<0.05.