Table 2.
Total weighted mean economic burden per patient and caregiver by region and demographic characteristics
| Regional results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario | National | Midwest | Northeast | South | West | Rural | Urban |
| (A) Academic hospitals only | |||||||
| Patient | $3121 | $3320 | $2129 | $3632 | $6430 | $4204 | $2679 |
| Caregiver | $2246 | $2639 | $1791 | $2279 | $4607 | $2988 | $1945 |
| Total | $5368 | $5959 | $3920 | $5911 | $11,037 | $7191 | $4625 |
| Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | |
| (B) Academic and community multispecialty hospitals only | |||||||
| Patient | $2526 | $3063 | $1652 | $3204 | $6027 | $3931 | $2308 |
| Caregiver | $1812 | $2571 | $1423 | $2089 | $3007 | $2682 | $1691 |
| Total | $4338** | $5634** | $3075 | $5293 | $9034*** | $6613* | $3998 |
| Difference from scenario A | ($1030) | ($325) | ($846) | ($618) | ($2003) | ($578) | ($626) |
| (C) Any specialized treatment facility | |||||||
| Patient | $2132 | $2649 | $1327 | $2573 | $2187 | $3142 | $1765 |
| Caregiver | $1606 | $2332 | $1260 | $1931 | $1656 | $2149 | $1476 |
| Total | $3738*** | $4981** | $2587*** | $4504* | $3843*** | $5291*** | $3241*** |
| Difference from scenario A | ($1630) | ($978) | ($1333) | ($1407) | ($7194) | ($1900) | ($1384) |
| Demographic results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native American | White | < 100% FPL | ≥ 100% FPL |
| (A) Academic hospitals only | |||||||
| Patient | $1553 | $2670 | $2766 | $5017 | $3393 | $3292 | $3070 |
| Caregiver | $1996 | $3165 | $3280 | $6087 | $3938 | $2296 | $2231 |
| Total | $3549 | $5835 | $6046 | $11,104 | $7331 | $5588 | $5301 |
| Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | |
| (B) Academic and community multispecialty hospitals only | |||||||
| Patient | $1199 | $2152 | $2261 | $4479 | $2739 | $2703 | $2473 |
| Caregiver | $1547 | $2565 | $2665 | $5220 | $3180 | $1884 | $1791 |
| Total | $2746* | $4717 | $4926* | $9699 | $5920* | $4586** | $4264** |
| Difference in site scenarios | ($804) | ($1118) | ($1120) | ($1406) | ($1412) | ($1002) | ($1038) |
| (C) Any specialized treatment facility | |||||||
| Patient | $1041 | $1763 | $1920 | $3149 | $2329 | $2294 | $2083 |
| Caregiver | $1365 | $2158 | $2265 | $3783 | $2675 | $1676 | $1585 |
| Total | $2405** | $3920* | $4185*** | $6932*** | $5004*** | $3970*** | $3668*** |
| Difference in site scenarios | ($1144) | ($1915) | ($1861) | ($4173) | ($2327) | ($1619) | ($1633) |
Values may not sum due to rounding
FPL federal poverty level, Ref. reference
*P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001. Z proportion test