Table 1 Exclusion criteria and number of excluded AGR participants, before matching was applied N = 699
Exclusion criteria | Number of excluded AGR participants (n = 28)b |
|---|---|
○ < 360 insured days in the four previous billing periods | 0 |
○ nursing care level > 2 | 0 |
○ living in a nursing home | 0 |
○ HIV/AIDS | 0 |
○ chemotherapy | 20 |
○ organ transplantation | 0 |
○ dialysis | 0 |
○ death including index perioda | 0 |
○ hospital costs without out of pocket spending at the last previous billing period ≥33.000 € | 1 |
○ hospital costs without out of pocket spending during the four previous billing periods ≥44.000 € | 3 |
○ ambulatory costs during the last previous billing period ≥2.200 € | 3 |
○ ambulatory costs in the four previous billing periods ≥5.500 € | 1 |
○ remedy costs without out of pocket spending during the four previous billing periods ≥2.200 € | 1 |
○ costs of aid without out of pocket spending during the four previous billing periods ≥4.000€ | 1 |
○ drug costs without out of pocket spending during the four previous billing periods ≥11.000 € | 2 |
○ total health care costs without of pocket spending during the four previous billing periods ≥44.000 € | 3 |