Table 1 Patient characteristics
Total (N = 45,441) | Inpatients (N = 1571) | Outpatients (N = 43,870) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 40,846 | 89.9 | 1500 | 95.5 | 39,346 | 89.7 |
Female | 4595 | 10.1 | 71 | 4.5 | 4524 | 10.3 |
Age, years | ||||||
65–69 | 31,853 | 70.1 | 924 | 58.8 | 30,929 | 70.5 |
70–74 | 13,588 | 29.9 | 647 | 41.2 | 12,941 | 29.5 |
Number of claims issued in the most recent month | ||||||
1 | 32,084 | 70.6 | 1404 | 89.4 | 30,680 | 69.9 |
2 or more | 13,357 | 29.4 | 167 | 10.6 | 13,190 | 30.1 |
Year of enrollment in a health insurance union | ||||||
2000 or earlier | 9282 | 20.4 | 337 | 21.5 | 8945 | 20.4 |
2001–2005 | 11,245 | 24.7 | 500 | 31.8 | 10,745 | 24.5 |
2006–2010 | 14,984 | 33.0 | 485 | 30.9 | 14,499 | 33.0 |
2011–2015 | 9930 | 21.9 | 249 | 15.8 | 9681 | 22.1 |
Enrollment period, months (median) | 89 | 115 | 101 | |||
Union enrollment status | ||||||
Continued enrollment | 31,603 | 69.5 | 775 | 49.3 | 30,828 | 70.3 |
Loss of insured status | 13,838 | 30.5 | 796 | 50.7 | 13,042 | 29.7 |
Reason for loss of insured status | ||||||
Retirement | 6723 | 14.8 | 176 | 11.2 | 6547 | 14.9 |
Relocation | 104 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 102 | 0.2 |
Unpaid insurance fees | 1130 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.8 | 1118 | 2.5 |
Other | 5313 | 11.7 | 133 | 8.5 | 5180 | 11.8 |
Death | 568 | 1.2 | 473 | 30.1 | 95 | 0.2 |