mmpc - National Indian Health Board

Findings
Differences in adjusted mean total payments for IHS AIAN were 2% to 13% higher than those for Whites in five
of the six types of Medicaid Recipients analyzed (Table 11, Figure 15). Only in the analysis of Recipients age 65
and over in FFS medical care with any number of months of enrollment, was the payment lower. The adjusted
mean per capita payment for IHS AIAN of $888 per month was 21% lower than the payment for Whites. When
IHS AIAN payments were compared to those of Other AIAN, for four of the six types of Medicaid Recipients
analyzed the payments IHS AIAN payments were higher, while in two they were not. Payments 17% lower were
found for Other AIAN when compared to the adjusted mean of $848 per month for IHS AIAN Recipients under
age 65 with any number of months of enrollment in FFS medical care. Payments 28% lower than the adjusted
mean of $8,609 per year were found for Other AIAN when Recipients with 12 months of enrollment in FFS
medical care and aged 65 and over were analyzed.
Figure 15. Mean percent differences in the adjusted Mean Total Payments for IHS AIAN recipients compared to Other AIAN
(red bars) and Whites (grey bars) for the 6 analytical groups of recipients in Table 11.
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