Table 1.
Characteristics of primary care providers who received checks versus cash card incentives
| Received check (n = 148) N (%) |
Received cash card (n = 155) N (%) |
p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | 0.33 | ||
| Boston | 47 (31.8%) | 49 (31.6%) | |
| New York | 44 (29.7%) | 43 (27.7%) | |
| Los Angeles | 33 (22.3%) | 35 (22.6%) | |
| Philadelphia | 24 (16.2%) | 28 (18.1%) | |
| Sex | 0.03 | ||
| Male | 57 (38.5%) | 76 (49.0%) | |
| Female | 91 (61.5%) | 79 (51.0%) | |
| Provider type | 0.23 | ||
| Physician | 145 (98.0%) | 148 (95.5%) | |
| Advanced practice providera | 3 (2.0%) | 7 (4.5%) | |
| Specialty | 0.09 | ||
| Internal Medicine (n = 207) | 97 (65.5%) | 110 (71.0%) | |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology (n = 48) | 31 (21.0%) | 17 (11.0%) | |
| Family Medicine (n = 44) | 19 (12.8%) | 25 (16.1%) | |
| Other (n = 4)b | 1 (0.7%) | 3 (1.9%) | |
*Pearson’s chi-square tests
aincludes 9 nurse practitioners and one nurse midwife
bIncludes 3 surgeons and 1 radiation oncologist who were identified by patients as their primary care provider