Table 1.
Hospital Referral Region Summary Statistics, 2012 (n = 306)
| Variable | Median | Lower Quartile | Upper Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicare FFS patients | 63,912 | 34,930 | 109,982 |
| Medicare FFS beneficiaries hospitalized for COPD | 483 | 290 | 851 |
| Share of Medicare FFS beneficiaries | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 89.42% | 80.42% | 94.71% |
| Non-Hispanic black | 3.42% | 1.10% | 8.56% |
| Hispanic | 1.57% | 0.63% | 4.43% |
| Medicaid eligible | 13.01% | 10.15% | 16.47% |
| PR programs/HRR | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| PR programs/1,000 Medicare FFS beneficiaries | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| PR programs/1,000 Medicare FFS beneficiaries hospitalized for COPD | 7.96 | 5.24 | 13.16 |
| Share of HRR population | |||
| Unemployed | 8.96 | 7.53 | 10.40 |
| At or below 200% FPL | 37.19 | 32.07 | 41.63 |
| Risk-standardized rate pulmonary rehabilitation | 1.93% | 1.39% | 2.70% |
| Risk-standardized rate pulmonary rehabilitation, non-Hispanic white | 2.08% | 1.54% | 2.87% |
| Risk-standardized rate pulmonary rehabilitation, non-Hispanic black | 1.19% | 1.15% | 1.20% |
FFS = fee-for-service; FPL = federal poverty level; HRR = hospital referral region; PR = pulmonary rehabilitation.
Source: CMS files, 2012 CMS PUF, 2012-2014 American Community Survey. Note: Risk-standardized rates are adjusted for age, sex, comorbidity burden, admissions during prior year, current tobacco use, and Medicaid dual eligibility.