Exhibit 4.
Differences in health status, functional status, and access to care after standard risk adjustment
Characteristic | HCC-adjusted difference in health or access measure, % (95% CI) |
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Problem accessing care | Fair or poor general health | Fair or poor mental health | Difficulty with an ADL | |
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RTI race and ethnicity | ||||
White, non-Hispanic | ref | ref | ref | ref |
Black | 5.9 (5.3, 6.5) | 3.0 (2.3, 3.7) | 2.4 (1.7, 3.1) | 1.7 (0.9, 2.5) |
Hispanic | 7.0 (6.1, 7.9) | 7.6 (6.5, 8.6) | 5.7 (4.9, 6.6) | 2.0 (1.1, 2.9) |
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Education | ||||
High school degree or more | ref | ref | ref | ref |
No high school degree | 4.3 (3.8, 4.8) | 10.4 (9.9, 10.9) | 8.4 (7.9, 8.8) | 4.3 (3.8, 4.8) |
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Block group measures | ||||
Percent without a high school degree | 0.3 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.3) | 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) |
Percent Black | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.6) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) |
Percent Hispanic | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.7) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.5) |
Source: Authors’ analysis of FFS CAHPS survey data, Medicare claims and enrollment data, and American Community Survey data.
Notes: All results are derived from analysis of CAHPS sample. Estimates for each block group measure have been rescaled to reflect a standard deviation change in the measure.