Table 1.
Advance Care Planning Claim Utilization by Beneficiary Characteristics for Transgender, Dual-Eligible, and Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries
| Transgender |
Dual eligible |
FFS Medicare |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Had ACP | Total | Had ACP | Total | Had ACP | |
| Eligible beneficiaries | 3610 | 7.3% | 1,439,069 | 6.2% | 5,391,465 | 6.0% |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <65 | 1480 | 4.1% | 665,321 | 3.3% | 645,658 | 2.4% |
| 65–74 | 946 | 7.3% | 321,910 | 6.3% | 2,284,590 | 5.2% |
| 75–84 | 730 | 10.4% | 245,279 | 8.8% | 1,615,922 | 7.1% |
| 85+ | 454 | 13.2% | 206,559 | 9.7% | 845,295 | 9.1% |
| Missing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 3610 | 7.3% | 1,439,069 | 6.2% | 5,391,465 | 6.0% |
| Median (quart. range) | 69 (25) | 75 (18) | 67 (23) | 74 (19) | 73 (13) | 77 (13) |
| Mean (SD) | 64.8 (18.2) | 73.5 (14.6) | 65.6 (17.1) | 73.2 (14.3) | 74.5 (9.7) | 77.6 (9.0) |
| Sexa | ||||||
| Male | 1847 | 6.7% | 604,232 | 5.1% | 2,484,303 | 5.6% |
| Female | 1763 | 8.0% | 834,836 | 6.4% | 2,907,162 | 6.4% |
| Missing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 3610 | 7.3% | 1,439,069 | 6.2% | 5,391,465 | 6.0% |
| Race | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2838 | 7.7% | 895,582 | 5.5% | 4,590,753 | 6.1% |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 400 | 5.5% | 252,230 | 5.9% | 349,166 | 6.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | b | 8.5% | 70,072 | 8.7% | 96,687 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic | 212 | 7.6% | 176,612 | 6.6% | 204,288 | 5.4% |
| Other | b | b | 44,573 | 4.3% | 150,571 | 4.6% |
| Missing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 3610 | 7.3% | 1,439,069 | 6.2% | 5,391,465 | 6.0% |
| Region | ||||||
| Midwest | 744 | 4.6% | 308,934 | 3.2% | 1,247,480 | 3.3% |
| Northeast | 852 | 7.3% | 289,277 | 6.9% | 943,749 | 7.0% |
| South | 1173 | 9.0% | 533,726 | 7.5% | 2,169,099 | 7.1% |
| West | 836 | 7.7% | 306,126 | 6.6% | 1,004,841 | 6.3% |
| Other | b | b | 319 | 7.5% | 14,319 | 1.1% |
| Missing | b | b | 687 | 3.6% | 11,977 | 1.6% |
| Total | 3610 | 7.3% | 1,439,069 | 6.2% | 5,391,465 | 6.0% |
a
Sex: this variable is not a reliable designation among the transgender group.
b
Number too small to report.
ACP, advance care planning; FFS, fee-for-service; quart. range, quartile range; SD, standard deviation.