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Table 2 CMS 1 enrolled veterans with 1 or more inpatient admissions in 2004 and 2005

From: Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and outside hospitalizations among HIV-infected and uninfected veterans engaged in VA care: a retrospective cohort study

 

All patientsn (%)

HIV+n (%)

HIV-n (%)

p-value

 

n = 7765

n = 2799

n = 4966

DEMOGRAPHICS

    

Age

    

<65

6319 (81)

2405 (86)

3914 (79)

<.0001

≥65

1446 (19)

394 (14)

1052 (21)

 

Race

    

White

3903 (50)

1343 (48)

2560 (52)

0.009

African American

3755 (48)

1413 (50)

2342 (47)

 

Other

107 (2)

43 (2)

64 (1)

 

Distance from VA

    

0-9.9 miles

3253 (42)

1445 (52)

1808 (36)

<.0001

10-29.9 miles

1824 (24)

599 (21)

1225 (25)

 

30-59.9 miles

1270 (16)

393 (14)

877 (18)

 

60-119.9 miles

1192 (15)

310 (11)

882 (18)

 

≥120 miles

224 (3)

52 (2)

172 (3)

 

Co-pay status

    

No Co-pay

7174 (95)

2592 (96)

4582 (95)

0.0997

Co-pay

352 (5)

112 (4)

240 (5)

 

ENROLLMENT

    

Medicare Only

6408 (83)

2088 (74)

4320 (87)

<.0001

Medicaid Only

469 (6)

274 (10)

195 (4)

 

Medicare and Medicaid

888 (11)

437 (16)

451 (9)

 

HEALTH

    

HIV

    

Positive

2799 (36)

   

Negative

4966 (64)

   

HCC Risk Score2

    

<1

4129 (53)

1040 (37)

3089 (62)

<.0001

≥1

3636 (47)

1759 (63)

1877 (38)

 

INPATIENT ADMISSIONS

    

Number of Admissions

    

1

3186 (41)

1091 (39)

2095 (42)

0.0058

≥2

4579 (59)

1708 (61)

2871 (58)

 

ICU3Admission

    

Yes

1637 (21)

575 (21)

1062 (21)

0.3822

No

6128 (79)

2224 (79)

3904 (79)

 

Substance Abuse

    

Yes

1958 (25)

828 (30)

1130 (23)

<.0001

No

5807 (75)

1971 (70)

3836 (77)

 

UTILIZATION

    

VA4Admissions Only

3757 (48)

1467 (52)

2290 (46)

<.0001

Non-VA Admission

4008 (52)

1332 (48)

2676 (54)

 
  1. 1Center for Medicare & Medicaid Serivces.
  2. 2Hierarchical Conditional Category Risk Score.
  3. 3Intensive Care Unit.
  4. 4Veterans Administration.