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Table 3 All-cause and contraceptive healthcare payments per patient per month (PPPM) for contraceptive users 1

From: Medicaid spending on contraceptive coverage and pregnancy-related care

Variable

Healthcare payments per patient per month (PPPM)

 

All-cause payments

All-cause payments difference relative to OC

Contraceptive payments3

Contraceptive payments difference relative to OC

  

Unadjusted

Adjusted2(95% CI)

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted2(95% CI)

Index contraceptive

      

 OC (N = 115,873)

$365

Reference

Reference

$18.3

Reference

Reference

 Transdermal (N = 11,577)

$308

-$57.1

-$4.4 (−17.5;8.6)

$19.9

$1.7

$3.6 (3.1; 4.0)

 Vaginal ring (N = 7,970)

$215

-$150

$7.5 (−6.5;23.6)

$21.6

$3.3

$5.1 (4.6; 5.6)

 Injectable (N = 29,817)

$410

$45.1

$8.2 (−2.1;18.3)

$8.8

-$9.4

-$9.6 (−9.8; −9.4)

 IUD (N = 37,767)

$194

-$171

-$51.8 (−58.1;-45.0)

$36.8

$18.6

$14.9 (14.5; 15.3)

 Implant (N = 6,526)

$237

-$128

-$52.5 (−64.2;-41.1)

$29.9

$11.6

$7.4 (6.6; 8.1)

  1. Notes: 1. From the index date until the earliest date between health plan disenrollement, lack of follow-up data, or 12 months after the index date.
  2. 2. Adjusted for age, region, race, year of index date, charlson comorbidity index, other comorbidities, parous status, and baseline healthcare payments.
  3. 3. Payments for any contraceptives (OC, IUD, transdermal, ring, injectable, and implant).