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Table 2 Average monthly medicaid costs per individual in transitions clinic network and matched comparison groupsa

From: Cost savings of a primary care program for individuals recently released from prison: a propensity-matched study

 

Transitions Clinic Network (n = 94)

Comparison Group (n = 94)

Mean in Differences (95% confidence interval)

Mean

Standard Deviation

Mean

Standard Deviation

Dental

$34

$52

$31

$54

3 (−13,18)

Pharmaceutical

$528

$2243

$315

$952

213 (−215,726)

Emergency Department

$51

$104

$44

$71

6 (−17,35)

Inpatient

$563

$2152

$294

$1138

269 (−178,788)

Medicalb

$227

$291

$181

$278

46(−30,126)

Nursing home

$0

$4

$28

$273

−28(−94,1)

Outpatientc

$10

$43

$80

$414

−70(− 158,-3)

Primary cared

$324

$813

$381

$1422

−58(−394,245)

Crossovere

$1

$5

$2

$13

−1(−5,1)

Total Medicaid

$1737

$3449

$1356

$2530

381(−470,1259)

  1. a Significance is based on bootstrap results of 1000 samples. No significant differences were detected between the Transitions Clinic Network and matched comparison group
  2. b The medical category include physician services and other medical costs, including radiology
  3. c Outpatient refers to services received in outpatient hospital setting
  4. d Primary care includes services and visits provided by primary care providers
  5. e Crossover includes claims for dual-eligible Medicaid/Medicare beneficiaries