Table 10.
Results for t Test for the Number of Higher Quality Cardiologists.a
| Large Metropolitan | Metropolitan | Micropolitan and Rural | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles | 15 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 240 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 240 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 120 | 240 | ||
| HMO | |||||||||||||||||
| 50th percentile | ACE score | MA | 29.14 | 67.33 | 98.28 | 114.24 | 117.71 | 4.61 | 13.30 | 47.26 | 102.54 | 119.81 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 2.68 | 3.17 | 4.37 |
| TM | 90.04 | 206.08 | 313.14 | 401.25 | 432.51 | 13.94 | 37.94 | 140.93 | 333.15 | 426.71 | 1.33 | 6.36 | 34.51 | 126.37 | 343.03 | ||
| % | 32.36 | 32.67 | 31.39 | 28.47 | 27.22 | 33.07 | 35.06 | 33.53 | 30.78 | 28.08 | 22.56 | 4.72 | 7.77 | 2.51 | 1.27 | ||
| DIU score | MA | 22.87 | 51.69 | 75.04 | 88.25 | 91.43 | 3.45 | 10.08 | 36.61 | 80.08 | 93.76 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 2.74 | 3.79 | 4.95 | |
| TM | 72.03 | 161.47 | 241.15 | 309.83 | 335.03 | 10.29 | 28.71 | 110.77 | 261.6 | 332.63 | 1.10 | 5.82 | 31.2 | 115.99 | 287.26 | ||
| % | 31.75 | 32.01 | 31.12 | 28.48 | 27.29 | 33.53 | 35.11 | 33.05 | 30.61 | 28.19 | 27.27 | 10.14 | 8.78 | 3.27 | 1.72 | ||
| 4 stars | ACE score | MA | 13.22 | 29.14 | 41.46 | 48.79 | 49.56 | 1.53 | 4.83 | 19.62 | 43.13 | 50.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 0.94 | 1.04 |
| TM | 44.54 | 97.62 | 143.45 | 181.84 | 190.47 | 5.03 | 14.3 | 62.56 | 150.3 | 188.23 | 0.17 | 1.74 | 13.39 | 46.89 | 138.6 | ||
| % | 29.68 | 29.85 | 28.90 | 26.83 | 26.02 | 30.42 | 33.78 | 31.36 | 28.70 | 26.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.35 | 2.00 | 0.75 | ||
| DIU score | MA | 10.77 | 23.18 | 32.3 | 38.52 | 39.44 | 1.52 | 4.02 | 15.39 | 34.72 | 40.47 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.34 | |
| TM | 38.55 | 83.24 | 120.72 | 153.79 | 161.59 | 4.47 | 11.87 | 51.49 | 127.5 | 158.53 | 0.44 | 1.67 | 9.11 | 34.98 | 111.6 | ||
| % | 27.94 | 27.85 | 26.76 | 25.05 | 24.41 | 34.00 | 33.87 | 29.89 | 27.23 | 25.53 | 68.18 | 17.96 | 12.73 | 3.57 | 1.20 | ||
| 90th percentile | ACE score | MA | 5.20 | 10.68 | 14.27 | 16.4 | 16.77 | 0.38 | 1.20 | 6.07 | 14.08 | 16.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| TM | 15.64 | 32.14 | 43.91 | 52.61 | 55.19 | 0.93 | 3.13 | 17.55 | 42.75 | 53.7 | 0.04 | 0.41 | 1.59 | 7.48 | 34.56 | ||
| % | 33.25 | 33.23 | 32.50 | 31.17 | 30.39 | 40.86 | 38.34 | 34.59 | 32.94 | 30.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | ||
| DIU score | MA | 8.28 | 17.28 | 23.03 | 26.7 | 27.35 | 0.83 | 2.46 | 10.5 | 23.93 | 27.61 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.40 | |
| TM | 28.04 | 58.64 | 81.56 | 100.17 | 104.78 | 2.66 | 7.31 | 34.4 | 84.04 | 102.23 | 0.41 | 1.14 | 5.21 | 19.82 | 66.5 | ||
| % | 29.53 | 29.47 | 28.24 | 26.65 | 26.10 | 31.20 | 33.65 | 30.52 | 28.47 | 27.01 | 73.17 | 26.32 | 5.95 | 1.56 | 0.60 | ||
| PPO | |||||||||||||||||
| 50th percentile | ACE score | MA | 9.97 | 25.21 | 43.59 | 53.95 | 55.90 | 1.87 | 5.56 | 20.36 | 46.83 | 55.27 | |||||
| TM | 97.1 | 222.93 | 337.41 | 426.52 | 456.47 | 16.6 | 42.18 | 146.83 | 375.42 | 446.11 | |||||||
| % | 10.27 | 11.31 | 12.92 | 12.65 | 12.25 | 11.27 | 13.18 | 13.87 | 12.47 | 12.39 | |||||||
| DIU score | MA | 6.75 | 16.12 | 28.17 | 36.91 | 38.90 | 1.14 | 3.41 | 14.68 | 32.02 | 38.27 | ||||||
| TM | 77.6 | 174.31 | 258.32 | 326.56 | 350.54 | 11.95 | 31.26 | 113.84 | 291.15 | 341.71 | |||||||
| % | 8.70 | 9.25 | 10.91 | 11.30 | 11.10 | 9.54 | 10.91 | 12.90 | 11.00 | 11.20 | |||||||
| 4 stars | ACE score | MA | 4.38 | 10.57 | 17.12 | 21.56 | 22.00 | 0.51 | 1.37 | 6.52 | 17.48 | 21.99 | |||||
| TM | 48.35 | 106.17 | 155.85 | 195 | 202.94 | 6.01 | 15.69 | 65.05 | 172.11 | 201.06 | |||||||
| % | 9.06 | 9.96 | 10.98 | 11.06 | 10.84 | 8.49 | 8.73 | 10.02 | 10.16 | 10.94 | |||||||
| DIU score | MA | 3.76 | 8.52 | 13.03 | 17.40 | 18.00 | 0.70 | 1.48 | 6.19 | 15.06 | 17.99 | ||||||
| TM | 42.00 | 90.86 | 131.38 | 165.76 | 172.93 | 5.88 | 14.06 | 54.77 | 147.55 | 170.99 | |||||||
| % | 8.95 | 9.38 | 9.92 | 10.50 | 10.41 | 11.90 | 10.53 | 11.30 | 10.21 | 10.52 | |||||||
| 90th percentile | ACE score | MA | 0.99 | 2.13 | 3.33 | 4.81 | 5.00 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 1.92 | 4.28 | 5.00 | |||||
| TM | 17.15 | 35.22 | 48.27 | 57.29 | 59.94 | 1.20 | 3.43 | 18.10 | 49.87 | 59.33 | |||||||
| % | 5.77 | 6.05 | 6.90 | 8.40 | 8.34 | 30.00 | 18.08 | 10.61 | 8.58 | 8.43 | |||||||
| DIU score | MA | 2.21 | 5.08 | 7.29 | 8.81 | 9.00 | 0.36 | 0.70 | 3.14 | 7.99 | 9.00 | ||||||
| TM | 30.65 | 64.12 | 89.00 | 108.32 | 112.89 | 3.76 | 8.85 | 36.66 | 98.29 | 111.61 | |||||||
| % | 7.21 | 7.92 | 8.19 | 8.13 | 7.97 | 9.57 | 7.91 | 8.57 | 8.13 | 8.06 | |||||||
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; DIU, diuretics; MA, Medicare Advantage; TM, traditional Medicare.
aAll differences between TM and MA are significant at P < .001.