Table 7.
Results for Tests of Proportion for Access to At Least 1 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 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 1.00 |
| TM | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.88 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| DIU score | MA | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.53 | 1.00 | |
| TM | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.53 | 0.87 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 4 stars | ACE score | MA | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.58 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| TM | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| DIU score | MA | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.51 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |
| TM | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.77 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| 90th percentile | ACE score | MA | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| TM | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.86 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.35 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| DIU score | MA | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.33 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |
| TM | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| PPO | |||||||||||||||||
| 50th percentile | ACE score | MA | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.83 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | |||||
| TM | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| DIU score | MA | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | ||||||
| TM | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 4 stars | ACE score | MA | 0.96 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.46 | 0.88 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | |||||
| TM | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| DIU score | MA | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.00 | ||||||
| TM | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 90th percentile | ACE score | MA | 0.50 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.00 | |||||
| TM | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | |||||||
| DIU score | MA | 0.82 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.36 | 0.66 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.00 | ||||||
| TM | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; DIU, diuretics; MA, Medicare Advantage; TM, traditional Medicare.
aAll differences between TM and MA are significant at P < .001 unless marked in bold.