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. 2021 Feb 2;24(1):46–51. doi: 10.1089/pop.2019.0143

Table 2.

Average Annual Per Capita Medical Expenditures by Sector and Year for Propensity Score Matched Models

  Unmatched
Matched
Case subjects ($) Control subjects ($) Difference ($) Case subjects ($) Control subjects ($) Difference ($) t Test P value
Outpatient services              
 2014 6731 3994 2737 6731 4446 2285 <0.001
 2013 5082 3811 1271 5082 4261 882 <0.001
 2012 4726 3639 1087 4726 4026 700 <0.001
 2011 4365 3397 968 4365 3874 491 <0.001
 2010 4005 3245 760 4005 3775 230 0.046
Inpatient admissions and services
 2014 3628 1250 2378 3628 1554 2073 <0.001
 2013 1915 1134 781 1915 1480 435 0.002
 2012 1670 1008 662 1670 1364 306 0.047
 2011 1442 947 495 1442 1353 88 0.417
 2010 1166 881 285 1165 1217 −52 0.578
Pharmaceutical drugs              
 2014 2804 1932 872 2804 2334 470 <0.001
 2013 1800 1294 506 1800 1464 336 <0.001
 2012 1708 1247 461 1708 1435 272 <0.001
 2011 1626 1203 423 1626 1377 250 <0.001
 2010 1571 1141 429 1571 1335 236 <0.001
Total              
 2014 13,162 7175 5987 13,162 8334 4828 <0.001
 2013 8799 6239 2559 8799 7204 1594 <0.001
 2012 8103 5893 2210 8103 6826 1277 <0.001
 2011 7432 5548 1884 7432 6604 828 <0.001
 2010 6741 5267 1474 6741 6327 414 0.016

P values for 2-sample t tests for difference in the means between case and control subjects for the matched sample.

N = 13,896 case subjects, N = 387,371 control subjects.

All values are adjusted to constant 2010 dollars.

All observations with negative expenditures and missing data for matching models are excluded.