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Table 25. New index for MEPS inpatient data for 2003-2005 with patient condition files
newindex
N Obs
Variable
Mean
Std Dev
Minimum
Maximum
N
1
2623
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
3377.95
8533.57
24482.67
9835.77
5.4510103
6521.21
18429.56
38611.66
19319.22
11.8639545
0
0
10.0000000
0
0
198416.00
628631.24
869502.46
648408.48
365.0000000
2623
2623
2623
2623
2623
2
1928
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
3423.74
8749.98
28335.80
9954.87
6.4221992
6436.70
14891.03
54127.87
16180.14
13.3005326
0
0
21.7500000
0
0
94628.11
360361.35
1546859.16
403439.83
300.0000000
1928
1928
1928
1928
1928
3
1173
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
3285.27
9874.08
31748.64
11044.67
7.2199488
5474.32
21482.06
60792.41
22522.57
11.8110571
0
0
10.0000000
0
0
45335.61
399396.38
888660.70
402036.64
133.0000000
1173
1173
1173
1173
1173
4
571
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
3169.70
10046.23
29483.19
11178.54
6.8336252
4774.59
22858.37
67996.88
23639.67
9.8884297
0
0
92.0000000
0
0
43493.02
453475.25
1386326.55
463118.67
122.0000000
571
571
571
571
571
5
218
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
3455.85
11799.17
34998.45
12987.43
8.7889908
4426.52
19265.95
60857.97
19889.30
14.3687920
0
0
632.3200000
0
0
25409.50
170410.61
552498.97
171126.35
120.0000000
218
218
218
218
218
6
133
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
2816.81
11462.41
25492.32
12448.93
6.8721805
4367.51
20544.11
38576.84
21386.27
14.4113873
0
0
1215.00
73.9200000
0
28598.00
169745.27
312955.83
171325.46
152.0000000
133
133
133
133
133
7
25
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
2771.13
5214.05
21675.75
6050.42
4.3600000
4178.09
4287.26
17434.72
4847.68
5.6412174
0
0
374.7100000
0
1.0000000
17478.91
15511.79
59454.36
19034.18
30.0000000
25
25
25
25
25
8
10
mdtotal
fcpayment
totalcharge
totalexpenditure
NUMNIGHX
5037.35
13248.55
59745.14
15231.12
9.9000000
6313.74
10506.79
58970.40
12564.53
13.1946959
513.0000000
2329.44
7011.00
2576.92
1.0000000
20930.00
32674.92
174415.85
38562.08
44.0000000
10
10
10
10
10
For the D'Hoore Charlson Index, we use the same merged dataset. Table 26 defines this modified
index.
Note that in the modification, HIV has been eliminated completely. Table 27 gives the results of the
analysis for the modified Charlson Index. Compared to the New Index, the decrease in value as the level
increases is even more pronounced.
We also look at the kernel density estimations for total charges and for length of stay (Figures 21,22).
Note that the graphs are much more irregular compared to Figure 19 for total charges; however, the graph
for length of stay in Figure 22 retains a regular pattern. Since charges are not reimbursed by providers
 
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