Table 2

Respondent Health Care Use and Expenditures by Reported Extended-Hours Access

Access to Extended Hoursa
MeasureNo (n=21,817)Yes (n=11,452)Total (N=33,269)
Office visits
Year 1
 Number, mean (SE)5.3 (0.1)4.3 (0.1)4.9 (0.1)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $1,261.0 (23.9)973.9 (31.5)1,158.8 (20.1)
Year 2
 Number, mean (SE)5.4 (0.1)4.2 (0.1)5.0 (0.1)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $1,229.4 (34.1)947.4 (39.4)1,129.0 (28.2)
Prescription medications
Year 1
 Number, mean (SE)19.6 (0.3)13.2 (0.3)17.4 (0.2)
 Expenditures, mean (SE) $1,283.4 (22.7)833.6 (21.3)1,123.4 (17.5)
Year 2
 Number, mean (SE)19.3 (0.3)13.1 (0.3)17.1 (0.2)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $1,307.5 (22.0)894.2 (31.2)1,160.5 (19.4)
Emergency department visits
Year 1
 Having any, % (SE)15.5 (0.3)13.6 (0.4)14.8 (0.3)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $142.7 (5.0)122.5 (7.4)135.5 (4.3)
Year 2
 Having any, % (SE)16.0 (0.3)13.1 (0.4)14.9 (0.3)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $144.0 (6.0)123.3 (10.6)136.6 (5.2)
Hospitalizations
Year 1
 Having any, % (SE)11.0 (0.3)8.2 (0.3)10.0 (0.2)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $1,391.0 (55.0)1,038.9 (133.6)1,265.7 (59.4)
Year 2
 Having any, % (SE)11.9 (0.3)8.7 (0.3)10.7 (0.2)
 Expenditures, mean (SE), $1,746.9 (66.8)1,203.4 (116.2)1,553.6 (57.9)
Total expenditures
Year 1, mean (SE), $5,173.7 (87.7)3,852.4 (157.0)4,703.6 (82.5)
Year 2, mean (SE), $5,522.3 (99.5)4,067.1 (171.0)5,004.6 (90.6)
  • Note: Percentages are population weighted.

  • a No group = 64.2% (SE 0.8); Yes group = 35.8% (SE 0.8).