Table III.
Comparison of insurance accepted among Medicaid expansion states vs. non-Medicaid expansion states.
| Medicaid expansion states |
Nonexpansion states |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private (n = 306) | Medicaid (n = 305) | Private (n = 160) | Medicaid (n = 160) | |
| % Accept Insurance∗ | 296 (96.7%) | 171 (56.1%) | 146 (91.3%) | 74 (46.3%) |
| If no, referral to other practice | 4 (40%) | 72 (53.7%) | 7 (50%) | 46 (53.5%) |
| Reason for not accepting | ||||
| No contract | 3 (30%) | 61 (45.5%) | 8 (57.1%) | 27 (31.4%) |
| Low/No payment | 0 (0%) | 14 (10.4%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (11.6%) |
| Unknown | 1 (10%) | 35 (26.1%) | 0 (0%) | 24 (27.9%) |
| Pediatric | 0 (0%) | 8 (6.0%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (16.3%) |
| Secondary only | 0 (0%) | 11 (8.2%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (7.0%) |
| Cash pay only | 6 (60%) | 5 (3.7%) | 6 (42.9%) | 5 (5.8%) |
| Average time to first appt (days) | 3.04 ± 3.29 (Range: 0-43, Median: 2, IQR: 1-4) | 4.11 ± 7.14 (Range: 0-72, Median: 2, IQR: 2-4) | 2.58 ± 2.14 (Range: 0-11, Median: 2, IQR: 1-3) | 2.51 ± 1.81 (Range: 0-10, Median: 2, IQR: 1-3) |
| Average overall Yelp Rating | 4.67 ± 0.62 | 4.63 ± 0.56 | ||
| Average median income of PT location ZIP code | $60,129 ± 19,618 (Range: $15,363-140,500) | $57,501 ± 17,258 (Range: $20,110-125,096) | ||
∗
P < .0001.