Exhibit 1:
Unmatched Visitsd | Matched Visitse | |||||||||||
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DTC Telemedicine | PCP | Urgent Care | DTC Telemedicine | PCP | Urgent Care | |||||||
Overall (N) | 39,974 | 1,084,056 | 212,837 | 38,839 | 942,613 | 186,016 | ||||||
Age Category | ||||||||||||
18–34 years old | 12,979 | 32 | 360,129 | 33 | 92,369 | 43 | 12,752 | 33 | 309,488 | 33 | 61,075 | 33 |
35–44 years old | 12,637 | 32 | 248,321 | 23 | 53,185 | 25 | 12,289 | 32 | 298,251 | 32 | 58,857 | 32 |
45–54 years old | 9,213 | 23 | 250,865 | 23 | 39,714 | 19 | 8,848 | 23 | 214,739 | 23 | 42,377 | 23 |
55–64 years old | 5,145 | 13 | 224,741 | 21 | 27,569 | 13 | 4,950 | 13 | 120,135 | 13 | 23,708 | 13 |
Gender | ||||||||||||
Female | 25,271 | 63 | 680,629 | 63f | 130,061 | 61 | 24,627 | 63 | 597,691 | 63 | 117,949 | 63 |
Male | 14,703 | 37 | 403,427 | 37 f | 82,776 | 39 | 14,212 | 37 | 344,922 | 37 | 68,067 | 37 |
Chronic Illness Presencea | ||||||||||||
No Chronic Illness | 30,730 | 77 | 751,140 | 69 | 161,572 | 76 | 30,029 | 77 | 728,796 | 77 | 143,821 | 77 |
Chronic Illness | 9,244 | 23 | 332,916 | 31 | 51,265 | 24 | 8,810 | 23 | 213,817 | 23 | 42,195 | 23 |
Rural/Urban | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan | 37,407 | 94 | 981,430 | 91 | 198,974 | 93 | 37,007 | 95 | 898,151 | 95 | 177,242 | 95 |
Micropolitan | 1,615 | 4 | 61,633 | 6 | 9,783 | 5 | 1,316 | 3 | 31,939 | 3 | 6,303 | 3 |
Small Town/Rural | 952 | 2 | 40,993 | 4 | 4,080 | 2 | 516 | 1 | 12,523 | 1 | 2,471 | 1 |
Region | ||||||||||||
Northeast | 6,840 | 17 | 329,122 | 30 | 20,304 | 10 | 6,725 | 17 | 163,214 | 17 | 32,209 | 17 |
Midwest | 6,518 | 16 | 166,804 | 15 | 32,375 | 15 | 6,117 | 16 | 148,458 | 16 | 29,297 | 16 |
South | 20,278 | 51 | 407,724 | 38 | 102,100 | 48 | 19,799 | 51 | 480,517 | 51 | 94,826 | 51 |
West | 6,338 | 16 | 180,406 | 17 | 58,058 | 27 | 6,198 | 16 | 150,424 | 16 | 29,685 | 16 |
High Deductible Health Plan | ||||||||||||
No | 34,050 | 85 | 1,015,954 | 94 | 199,059 | 94 | 33,555 | 86 | 814,372 | 86 | 160,709 | 86 |
Yes | 5,924 | 15 | 68,102 | 6 | 13,778 | 6 | 5,284 | 14 | 128,241 | 14 | 25,307 | 14 |
Diagnosis Categoryb | ||||||||||||
Sinusitis | 16,628 | 42 | 338,656 | 31 | 62,699 | 29 | 16,168 | 42 | 392,393 | 42 | 77,435 | 42 |
Streptococcal Pharyngitis | 747 | 2 | 32,203 | 3 | 12,649 | 6 | 669 | 2 | 16,236 | 2 | 3,204 | 2 |
Otitis Media | 647 | 2 | 60,081 | 6 | 14,894 | 7 | 603 | 2 | 14635 | 2 | 2,888 | 2 |
Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis | 5,792 | 14 | 172,837 | 16 | 31,212 | 15f | 5547 | 14 | 134624 | 14 | 26,567 | 14 |
Other Viral ARIsc | 16,160 | 40 | 490,839 | 45 | 94,092 | 44 | 15852 | 41 | 384724 | 41 | 75,922 | 41 |
Source: Authors’ analysis of data from 2015-2016 claims from a large national insurer.
Notes: DTC is direct-to-consumer. HDHP is high deductible health plan. PCP is primary care provider. ARI is acute respiratory infection.
Presence or absence of patient’s chronic medical conditions was determined using the Charlson Comorbidity Index.
A small percentage (1.0%) of visits had more than one of these diagnoses, so the percentages of the diagnosis categories may sum up to be greater than 100%.
The other viral ARIs category consists of diagnoses where antibiotics are not indicated (e.g., viral upper respiratory infection, viral pharyngitis, and non-suppurative otitis), with the exception that bronchitis/bronchiolitis is separately categorized.
All categories in the unmatched sample have a p value that is <0.001, expect when otherwise indicated.
All categories in the matched sample have a p value that is equal to 1. Counts within categories in the matched sample may exceed column total because of weighted frequencies are rounded to whole numbers.
The indicated estimate did not differ significantly from DTC telemedicine estimates (p>0.05).