Table 8:
Potential channels for cost saving
| TM, unweighted | TM, weighteda | TM, mort. weighteda | MA | Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ((4)−(2)) / (2) | ((4)−(3)) / (3) | |||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
| A. Hospital discharge destinations: | ||||||
| Home | 0.0136 | 0.0122 | 0.0104 | 0.0109 | −10.4% | 5.4% |
| Home health service org. | 0.0053 | 0.0049 | 0.0039 | 0.0038 | −23.3% | −4.2% |
| SNF | 0.0067 | 0.0061 | 0.0047 | 0.0038 | −37.6% | −17.5% |
| Other post-acute care | 0.0014 | 0.0013 | 0.0010 | 0.0004 | −70.5% | −63.4% |
| Other (incl. hospice, death) | 0.0027 | 0.0024 | 0.0018 | 0.0018 | −27.3% | −2.9% |
| B. Surgeries and specialists: | ||||||
| Total surgeries | 0.037 | 0.033 | 0.029 | 0.039 | 18.1% | 33.0% |
| Outpatient surgeries | 0.029 | 0.026 | 0.023 | 0.032 | 25.5% | 41.2% |
| Inpatient surgeries | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 | −7.2% | 4.8% |
| Primary care visits | 0.379 | 0.370 | 0.334 | 0.355 | −3.8% | 6.5% |
| Specialist visits | 0.840 | 0.844 | 0.764 | 0.655 | −22.4% | −14.3% |
Results based on baseline sample (See Table 1, columns 8 and 4). All statistics are at the enrollee-month level. All spending numbers are in $/month. Panel A reports (unconditional) hospital discharge destinations.
a
Weighting based on our preferred weighting, as in column (4) of both panels in Table 2.