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Table 2 Associations between Medicare Advantage penetration and hospital Medicare and non-Medicare inpatient days

From: Medicare Advantage penetration and the financial distress of rural hospitals

 

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VARIABLES

Log (Medicare Inpatient Days)

Log (Medicare Inpatient Days)

Log (Medicare Inpatient Days)

Log (Non-Medicare Inpatient Days)

Log (Non-Medicare Inpatient Days)

Log (Non-Medicare Inpatient Days)

Log (MA)

0.051*

0.053**

0.055**

0.153***

0.155***

0.154***

(0.027)

(0.027)

(0.027)

(0.030)

(0.030)

(0.030)

Rural in 2014 × Log (MA)

−0.144***

−0.140***

−0.137***

−0.187***

−0.182***

−0.178***

(0.030)

(0.030)

(0.030)

(0.035)

(0.035)

(0.035)

FY2015

0.030***

0.028***

0.022***

−0.016**

−0.019***

−0.021***

(0.007)

(0.007)

(0.008)

(0.007)

(0.007)

(0.007)

FY2016

0.019**

0.014*

0.006

−0.022***

−0.028***

−0.033***

(0.008)

(0.008)

(0.010)

(0.008)

(0.008)

(0.010)

FY2017

0.008

0.002

−0.006

−0.025***

−0.032***

−0.039***

(0.009)

(0.009)

(0.012)

(0.009)

(0.009)

(0.012)

FY2018

0.016

0.009

−0.001

−0.061***

−0.070***

−0.080***

(0.010)

(0.010)

(0.014)

(0.011)

(0.011)

(0.015)

FY2019

0.005

−0.003

−0.022

−0.079***

−0.089***

−0.103***

(0.011)

(0.012)

(0.018)

(0.013)

(0.013)

(0.020)

FY2020

−0.056***

−0.064***

−0.081***

−0.103***

−0.114***

−0.132***

(0.013)

(0.014)

(0.022)

(0.015)

(0.015)

(0.025)

Density (Population per Square Mile)

 

0.000

0.000

 

0.000

0.000

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

Population

 

0.000***

0.000***

 

0.000***

0.000***

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

 

(0.000)

(0.000)

%Medicare Insurance

  

0.148

  

0.415

  

(0.431)

  

(0.439)

Age

  

0.006

  

0.010***

  

(0.004)

  

(0.004)

%Female

  

−0.224

  

0.161

  

(0.255)

  

(0.188)

%Married, Spouse Present

  

−0.034

  

−0.094

  

(0.116)

  

(0.106)

%Black

  

0.195

  

−0.193

  

(0.203)

  

(0.190)

%Hispanic

  

0.377

  

0.020

  

(0.253)

  

(0.236)

%Other

  

0.020

  

0.299

  

(0.347)

  

(0.258)

%High School or Above

  

−0.307

  

−0.044

  

(0.188)

  

(0.157)

%Employed

  

0.128

  

0.060

  

(0.109)

  

(0.095)

%In Labor Force

  

−0.093

  

0.249*

  

(0.150)

  

(0.139)

%Federal Poverty Level

  

0.000

  

−0.000

  

(0.000)

  

(0.000)

Household Income

  

0.000***

  

0.000***

  

(0.000)

  

(0.000)

Constant

8.753***

8.493***

8.070***

8.880***

8.573***

7.749***

(0.035)

(0.079)

(0.324)

(0.040)

(0.086)

(0.334)

Observations

37,663

37,663

37,663

37,663

37,663

37,663

R-squared

0.008

0.008

0.009

0.007

0.008

0.009

Hospital FE

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

FY FE

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  1. Standard errors clustered at the hospital level in parentheses
  2. Abbreviations: ALOS average length of stay, FE fixed effects, FY fiscal year, MA Medicare Advantage
  3. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1