Table 2. Unadjusted Percentage of Adults Released From Prison With Any Health Care Use Within 30 Days After Incarceration (18 265 Releases)a.
Study outcome | % (95% CI) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Baseline period | Enrollment assistance period | ||
Outpatient visit | |||
Any | 16.1 (15.1 to 17.1) | 24.4 (23.6 to 25.1) | <.001 |
With OUD diagnosis | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.0) | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.6) | <.001 |
With SUD diagnosis | 2.5 (2.1 to 3.0) | 3.8 (3.4 to 4.1) | <.001 |
Medication treatment for OUD | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.4) | 0.7 (0.5 to 0.8) | <.001 |
ED visit | 5.6 (4.9 to 6.2) | 6.2 (5.8 to 6.6) | .06 |
ED visit for overdose | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.4) | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) | .13 |
Inpatient stay | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) | .04 |
Inpatient stay for overdose | 0.06 (−0.008 to 0.13) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) | .048 |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; OUD, opioid use disorder; SUD, substance use disorder.
Authors’ calculations from Wisconsin Medicaid and Department of Corrections data. The unadjusted percentage of releases with each outcome is shown for the baseline and postenrollment assistance period. The P value for the test of equivalence across time periods is shown.