A randomized experiment of the split benefit health insurance reform to reduce high-cost, low-value consumption

Figures & data

Table 1 Insurance status of responders

Insurance status	%
Private insurance through my current or former employer or union	33%
No, I am not currently covered by a health insurance plan	24%
Private insurance through my spouse or partner’s current or former employer or union	15%
Private insurance bought directly from an insurance company or HMO, or through a broker	9%
Other, or I don’t know	6%
A state’s Medicaid program	6%
Medicare	4%
CHAMPUS, Tricare, CHAMPVA, Veterans administration, or other military health care	2%
Indian Health service, a tribal health program, or urban Indian clinic	0%
Total	100%

Abbreviations: CHAMPVA, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans Administration; CHAMPUS, Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services; HMO, health maintenance organization.

Figure 1 Intention to consume by experimental condition.

Notes: *Statistical significance (P<0.05) in Yates-adjusted χ² tests; n=1,768.

Figure 2 Perceptions that “insurer treated me fairly” by experimental condition.

Notes: Agreement includes those responding “strongly agree”, “agree”, or “somewhat agree” on a six-point Likert scale; n=1,768; χ²(3)=10.62; P=0.01.

Figure 3 Support for split benefit as Medicare reform.

Notes: n=1,768; politics: P=0.18; income: P=0.01.
Abbreviations: Rep, Republicans; Ind, Independents; Dem, Democrats.