| Visit Characteristics | Levels of Capitated Payments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <25% | 25–50% | 51–75% | >75% | |
| Visits (n) | 8584 | 582 | 537 | 160 |
| Weighted n (in millions) | 347.1 | 15.2 | 19.4 | 7.1 |
| Mean age of patients, years | 42.6 (39.6–45.5) | 39.0 (26.6–51.4) | 31.1 (9.5–52.6) | 40.0 (24.0–55.9) |
| Female (%) | 57.4 (55.4–59.4) | 46.7 (39.2–54.4) | 56.8 (48.1–65.1) | 67.0 (57.7–75.2) |
| Mean visits in past 12 months | 4.8 (4.5–5.1) | 4.4 (3.7–5.1) | 4.8 (3.1–6.5) | 3.7 (3.0–4.5) |
| Mean chronic illnesses managed | 1.4 (1.2–1.5) | 1.4 (0.8–2.0) | 1.2 (0.1–2.3) | 1.7 (0.9–2.4) |
| Mean medications managed | 2.9 (2.6–3.2) | 2.7 (2.0–3.3) | 2.5 (1.2–3.9) | 2.8 (2.0–3.6) |
| Patients seen before in the practice | 97.0 (96.4–97.6) | 96.2 (92.9–98.0) | 97.4 (97.4–98.8) | 93.8 (87.1–97.1) |
| Medicare/private insurance as expected source of payment | 83.0 (78.8–86.5) | 83.2 (67.9–92.0) | 58.7 (32.6–86.7) | 79.4 (56.0–90.2) |
Values are percentage estimates (95% confidence intervals) unless otherwise indicated. Data are taken from the 2009 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.