Consumers' Willingness to Limit Provider Choice for Lower Out-of-Pocket
Costs, 1997-2003
Somewhat or Strongly Willing to Limit Choice of Hospitals
and Physicians to Save on Out-of-Pocket Costs
1997
1999
2001
2003
All Adults 1
57.69%
57.49%
56.89%
60.89%*
All Adults, 18-64
60.67
60.24
59.46
63.88*
<200% FPL
68.38
70.02
69.63
72.97*
200-399% FPL
62.18
61.35
61.58
65.61*
>400% FPL
52.15
51.83
51.59
56.06*
Adults, 18-64, with Chronic Conditions
NA
NA
55.28
60.56*
<200% FPL
NA
NA
67.03
70.83*
200-399% FPL
NA
NA
57.82
63.12*
>400% FPL
NA
NA
45.82
51.47*
Adults, 18-64, Without Chronic Conditions
NA
NA
61.64#
65.67*#
<200% FPL
NA
NA
71.07#
74.10*#
200-399% FPL
NA
NA
63.47#
66.94*
>400% FPL
NA
NA
54.56#
58.58*#
All Adults, 18-64, Employer Coverage
56.94
56.33
55.27
58.82*
<200% FPL
62.82
65.53*
65.52
67.34
200-399% FPL
60.72
59.31
58.80
62.24*
>400% FPL
51.16
51.05
50.16
54.31*
All Adults, 18-64, Employer Coverage, With Chronic Conditions
NA
NA
50.87
56.05*
<200% FPL
NA
NA
62.37
68.24*
200-399% FPL
NA
NA
55.43
60.17*
>400% FPL
NA
NA
44.99
50.55*
All Adults, 18-64, Employer Coverage, Without Chronic Conditions
NA
NA
57.50#
60.34*#
<200% FPL
NA
NA
67.07#
66.92
200-399% FPL
NA
NA
60.46#
63.38*
>400% FPL
NA
NA
52.87#
56.46*#
1 Includes publicly and privately insured and uninsured adults.
* Difference from previous survey statistically significant at p <.05.
# Difference from people with chronic conditions statistically significant
at p <.05.
Notes: All differences among income groups statistically significant at
p <.05. Although a chronic conditions population existed in the 1999
Household
Survey, it is not comparable to the chronic-conditions population available
in later rounds of the survey; therefore, 1999 results for people with chronic
conditions are not reported here.