Table 4. Percentage Point Difference in Readmission Rates for Patients Discharged to Home Health Care vs Skilled Nursing Facility.

Outcome	Difference (95% CI)	P Value
Nondiscretionary readmissions (n = 17 235 854)	–0.8 (–3.0 to 1.4)	.49
Discretionary readmissions (n = 17 235 854)	6.3 (1.9 to 10.8)	.005
Admission for medical DRGs (n = 4 644 667)	6.5 (–1.1 to 14.1)	.10
Admission for surgical or rehabilitation DRGs (n = 2 710 607)	14.5 (–8.8 to 37.7)	.22
Fee-for-service enrollees (n = 13 000 109)	5.7 (1.1 to 10.4)	.02
Medicare Advantage enrollees (n = 4 235 745)	5.3 (–9.2 to 19.7)	.48
Urban location (n = 13 959 495)	6.8 (2.0 to 11.6)	.005
Hospitals without vertically integrated postacute care (n = 10 700 167)	7.3 (1.9 to 12.7)	.008

Abbreviation: DRG, diagnosis related group.