Table 2.

Adjusted Percentage-Point Difference Compared With Referent in Difficulty Obtaining Pediatric Behavioral Health Advice and Services

Percentage-Point Differences in Difficulty Obtaining
Medication AdviceEvidence-Based PsychotherapyFamily Based Treatment
Coefficient (SE)P ValueCoefficient (SE)P ValueCoefficient (SE)P Value
Practice ownership structure, independent as referenta
    Medical group10.1 (6.6).1286.0 (4.9).22112.3 (6.2).049
    Simple system5.5 (6.4).3896.9 (5.6).2196.3 (6.9).361
    Complex system13.4 (8.3).1073.3 (3.8).38713.0 (7.9).099
Practice size, very small (<4) as referentb
    Small (4-9)1.1 (4.8).8170.6 (4.7).8982.4 (4.5).590
    Medium (10-19)3.1 (4.4).480–3.0 (4.2).476–0.4 (4.1).932
    Large (>20)–0.2 (6.1).975–6.5 (6.3).304–3.6 (5.7).525
Practice has behavioral health expertise
    General psychiatrist–2.1 (7.1).7683.6 (7.6).6429.1 (7.4).219
    Child psychiatrist–12.3 (12.9).3406.9 (12.6).586–3.5 (7.8).653
    General pediatrician1.1 (4.3).7961.8 (5.5).7457.4 (5.1).143
    Specialist pediatrician0.4 (8.3).9643.7 (5.8).5271.3 (5.3).805
Practice oriented toward socially vulnerable populations
    Federally qualified health center0.01 (8.1).999–5.0 (7.4).501–6.5 (7.1).356
    Share of revenue from Medicaid in top quartile across practices–3.1 (4.2).466–8.4 (4.0).036–4.5 (4.1).270
    Rural zip code15.2 (5).00211.7 (4).0059.3 (4).021
Practice participation in delivery and payment reforms expected to influence pediatric behavioral health care
    CMS Comprehensive Primary Care+–8.5 (9.5).371–6.3 (9.9).524–6.9 (9.6).471
    Medicaid ACO–8.8 (3.8).021–9.5 (3.4).006–5.5 (3.4).107
    Constant79.4 (14.1)<.00189.0 (11.8)<.00197.4 (12.1)<.001
NNN
Practices      1,410          1,410          1,410
Systems      944          944          944
  • ACO = accountable care organization; CMS = Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

  • aOwnership structures: independent practices do not have any ownership relationships beyond the practice itself. Systems include medical group practices owned by an organization that owns other practices but no hospital, simple system practices owned by an organization that owns other practices and ≥1 hospital, and complex system practices owned by an organization that itself owns a medical group or another system (ie, a system within a system).

  • bPractice size defined according to number of physicians.