Table 3 Regression discontinuity Estimates by Discharge Diagnosis and Type of Service
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total inpatient cost | Out-of-pocket expenditures | Hospital readmission | Average length of stay | Primary hospital visit ratio | Tertiary hospital visit ratio | ||
Panel A: By Disease Category | |||||||
1. Communicable diseases | Male | 20.46 (-270.4 - 311.4) | -29.01 (-92.26 - 34.24) | -0.04 (-0.25 - 0.18) | 0.75 (-2.23 - 3.73) | 0.01 (-0.13 - 0.14) | -0.11 (-0.33 - 0.10) |
Female | -107.1 (-258.0 - 43.76) | -45.75** (-84.06 - -7.44) | -0.01 (-0.24 - 0.22) | 1.28 (-1.90 - 4.47) | 0.17* (-0.03 - 0.37) | -0.14 (-0.45 - 0.18) | |
2. Non-communicable diseases | Male | 103.9 (-42.84 - 250.5) | -12.78 (-53.93 - 28.36) | -0.04 (-0.12 - 0.04) | 0.02 (-1.25 - 1.29) | 0.02 (-0.02 - 0.06) | 0.04 (-0.02 - 0.11) |
Female | -110.2* (-222.2 - 1.67) | -50.02*** (-84.03 - -16.01) | 0.09** (0.01 - 0.16) | -1.45** (-2.62 - -0.29) | 0.05** (0.01 - 0.09) | -0.01 (-0.07 - 0.06) | |
3. Injuries | Male | 724.5 (-180.9 - 1,630) | 35.52 (-67.16 - 138.2) | -0.05 (-0.32 - 0.22) | 4.43 (-2.92 - 11.78) | 0.04 (-0.20 - 0.28) | 0.21 (-0.14 - 0.56) |
Female | 477.7* (-35.00 - 990.4) | 47.40 (-95.52 - 190.3) | -0.13 (-0.46 - 0.20) | 8.39* (-0.13 - 16.9) | -0.10 (-0.41 - 0.20) | 0.32 (-0.15 - 0.79) | |
Panel B: By Type of Service | |||||||
4. Surgery | Male | 143.5 (-99.86 - 386.9) | -22.66 (-83.69 - 38.37) | -0.08** (-0.15 - -0.02) | 0.50 (-1.23 - 2.23) | 0.03 (-0.01 - 0.07) | 0.04 (-0.04 - 0.1) |
Female | -189.4*** (-314.1 - -64.74) | -69.10*** (-106.5 - -31.65) | 0.04 (-0.04 - 0.12) | -1.65** (-3.04 - -0.27) | 0.01 (-0.03 - 0.03) | 0.00 (-0.09 - 0.09) | |
5. Non-surgery | Male | 41.78 (-42.61 - 126.2) | -13.74 (-43.64 - 16.15) | -0.03 (-0.12 - 0.05) | -0.21 (-1.59 - 1.17) | 0.03 (-0.01 - 0.07) | 0.04 (-0.05 - 0.13) |
Female | 77.79 (-41.74 - 197.3) | -5.18 (-35.84 - 25.47) | 0.11 (-0.02 - 0.24) | -0.04 (-1.67 - 1.59) | 0.11*** (0.04 - 0.19) | -0.02 (-0.15 - 0.12) | |