Table 3.
Multilevel linear probability regression assessing the influence of the 2004 antidepressant warning and provider panel composition on antidepressant prescriptions among youth Medicaid beneficiaries
| Coefficient | SE | |
|---|---|---|
| Racial/ethnic composition of provider panel | ||
| <1/3 Black or Latino youth patients | Referent | |
| Between 1/3 and 2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | −0.00410** | 0.00049 |
| >2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | −0.00914** | 0.00040 |
| Time main effects and time*provider panel interactions | ||
| Pre‐BW Slope | 0.00005** | 0.00002 |
| Interaction with panel between 1/3 and 2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | 0.00004** | 0.00002 |
| Interaction with Panel >2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | −0.00001 | 0.00002 |
| 2004 Post‐BW Level Shift | −0.00113** | 0.00047 |
| Interaction with Panel Between 1/3 and 2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | −0.00165** | 0.00060 |
| Interaction with Panel >2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | 0.00018 | 0.00051 |
| Pre‐BW to Post‐BW Slope Change | −0.00010** | 0.00002 |
| Interaction with Panel Between 1/3 and 2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | 0.000003 | 0.00003 |
| Interaction with Panel >2/3 Black or Latino youth patients | 0.00007** | 0.00002 |
| Constant | 0.01181** | 0.00036 |
| Provider‐level random effects | ||
| Intercept (SD) | 0.00060** | 0.00001 |
| Patient‐level random effects | ||
| Intercept (SD) | 0.00217** | 0.000003 |
| Error residuals | 0.00218** | 0.000001 |
Note: The unit of observation is patient‐month.
Data: 2002‐2006 Medicaid analytic eXtract for NY, CA, NC, and FL (n = 7 026 029 medical claims for 1 228 596 beneficiaries).
**Significant at the P < 0.05 level.