Question: 10. (10 points) Based on the table below, for which measures are there a statistically significant difference between the health-care use of those with any

10. (10 points) Based on the table below, for which measures are there a statistically significant difference between the health-care use of those with any insurance and those with catastrophic coverage in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment? For each measure, explain why or why not. TABLE 1.4 Health expenditure and health outcomes in the RAND HIE Means Differences between plan groups plan (1) catastrophic (2) Catastrophic Deductible Coinsurance - Free- catastrophic catastrophic (3) (4) Any insurance - catastrophic (5) A. Health-care use Face-to-face visits 2.78 .19 .48 1.66 .90 [5.50] (.25) (.24) (.25) (.20) Outpatient expenses 248 42 60 169 101 [488] (21) (21) (20) (17) Hospital admissions .099 .016 .002 .029 .017 [.379] (.011) (.011) (.010) (.009) Inpatient expenses 388 72 93 116 97 [2,308] (69) (73) (60) (53) Total expenses 636 114 152 285 198 [2,535] (79) (85) (72) (63) B. Health outcomes General health index 68.5 -.87 .61 -.78 -.36 [15.9] (.96) (.90) (.87) (.77) Cholesterol (mg/dl) 203 .69 -2.31 -1.83 -1.32 [42] (2.57) (2.47) (2.39) (2.08) Systolic blood 122 1.17 -1.39 -.52 -.36 pressure (mm Hg) [19] (1.06) (.99) (.93) (.85) Mental health index 75.5 .45 1.07 .43 .64 [14.8] (.91) (.87) (.83) (.75) Number enrolled 759 881 1,022 1,295 3,198 Notes: This table reports means and treatment effects for health expenditure and health outcomes in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment (HIE). Column (1) shows the average for the group assigned catastrophic coverage. Columns (2)-(5) compare averages in the deductible, cost-sharing, free care, and any insurance groups with the average in column (1). Standard errors are reported in parentheses in columns (2)-(5); standard deviations are reported in brackets in column (1). From Mastering Metrics: The Path from Couse to Effect 2015 Princeton University Press. Used by permission. All rights reserved

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