Adjusted Length of Stay for Patients Aged 18 to 64 Years, by Principal Expected Source of Payment
| Mean Length of Stay, d | P Valuea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Ownership | Self-pay | Medicaid | All Other Payments | Self-pay vs Medicaid | Self-pay vs All Other | Medicaid vs All Other |
| ACSC | ||||||
| All | 2.77 | 3.19 | 2.89 | <.01 | .04 | <.01 |
| Proprietary hospital | 2.64 | 3.49 | 3.03 | <.01 | .09 | <.01 |
| Government hospital | 2.83 | 3.06 | 2.83 | .03 | .90 | .06 |
| Nonprofit hospital | 2.77 | 3.16 | 2.86 | <.01 | .08 | <.01 |
| Non-ACSC | ||||||
| All | 2.74 | 3.13 | 2.86 | <.01 | .01 | <.01 |
| Proprietary hospital | 2.64 | 3.03 | 3.19 | <.01 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Government hospital | 2.89 | 3.06 | 2.83 | .16 | .60 | .03 |
| Nonprofit hospital | 2.72 | 3.16 | 2.80 | <.01 | .03 | <.01 |
ACSC=ambulatory care–sensitive condition.
Note: Adjusted for age, sex, race, and Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index.
↵a P value based on difference in days.