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Table 1 Predictors of Hospital Charity Care Before and After Enactment of PRWORA

From: Toward estimating the impact of changes in immigrants' insurance eligibility on hospital expenditures for uncompensated care

Variable

(95% CI)

P

Year

  

   1995

0.01 (-0.04–0.06)

0.577

   1996

0.01 (-0.05–0.08)

0.732

   1997

-0.01 (-0.17–0.16)

0.947

   1998

0.03 (-0.13–0.20)

0.679

   1999

0.07 (-0.10–0.23)

0.433

Percentage foreign-born residents*

2.17 (-0.23–4.57)

0.076

Percentage of population uninsured†

4.09 (2.00–6.18)

0.000

>5% teaching hospitals‡

0.47 (-1.32–2.26)

0.601

Implementation decision‡

-0.05 (-0.28–0.18)

0.646

  1. * Logarithm value used in model to handle non-normal distribution † Significant at α < 0.05. ‡ Variable is dichotomous Note: CI indicates confidence interval.