Unadjusted 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 | 2.61 | 3.19 | 2.89 | <.01 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Proprietary hospital | 2.51 | 3.46 | 3.03 | <.01 | .03 | <.01 |
| Government hospital | 2.69 | 3.13 | 2.89 | <.01 | .01 | .05 |
| Nonprofit hospital | 2.58 | 3.19 | 2.89 | <.01 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Non-ACSC | ||||||
| All | 2.74 | 2.94 | 2.89 | .02 | <.01 | .40 |
| Proprietary hospital | 2.56 | 2.74 | 3.19 | .03 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Government hospital | 2.94 | 3.00 | 2.94 | .77 | .99 | .75 |
| Nonprofit hospital | 2.72 | 3.00 | 2.83 | <.01 | <.01 | .04 |
ACSC=ambulatory care–sensitive condition.
↵a P value based on difference in days.