Table 1.
Baseline beneficiary sample
| Mean | Std. Dev. | 10th pctile | 90th pctile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 75.6 | 7.7 | 67 | 87 |
| Female indicator | 0.65 | |||
| White indicator | 0.95 | |||
| Annual total spending ($US) | 1,910 | 2,977 | 76 | 3,977 |
| Annual out-of-pocket spending ($US) | 757 | 937 | 27 | 1,872 |
| Annual claim propensity | ||||
| Number of claims | 31.2 | 26.6 | 3 | 67 |
| Number of branded claims | 13.7 | 14.9 | 0 | 33 |
| Number of generic claims | 17.5 | 17.2 | 1 | 40 |
| Share with at least one claim | 0.95 | |||
| Share with at least one branded claim | 0.86 | |||
| Share with at least one generic claim | 0.90 | |||
| December claim propensity | ||||
| Number of claims | 2.71 | 2.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Number of branded claims | 1.10 | 1.51 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of generic claims | 1.61 | 1.93 | 0 | 4 |
| Share with at least one claim | 0.75 | |||
| Share with at least one branded claim | 0.53 | |||
| Share with at least one generic claim | 0.63 | |||
Table based on our baseline sample described in Section II. The unit of observation is a beneficiary-year. The sample covers 6,520,716 beneficiary-years that represent 2,022,535 unique beneficiaries.