PTB and LBW rates are higher in mothers who self-paid, were African American, and did not complete college.
Insurance type included private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, self-pay, or other.
We preserved all original payment categories (private insurance, Medicaid, self-pay, and other).
Patients reside in all 50 states and all payer types are represented (commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, self-pay, and other).
Step two was knowing about the discount that comes with immediate "self pay".
The most frequent types of payment were "partial self pay with social insurance" (40.8%) and "100% self pay" (23.2%).
*Other includes TRICARE, other government, self pay, charity care/ write off.
Expected source of payment was represented by the indicator variables: Self Pay, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), and Other Payer.
Only 13.1% of respondent used ASKESKIN (health insurance for poor families) as their usual health care payment and the majority were self pay (86.9%).
The odds of treatment were reduced by having 100% social insurance and increased by "other type of insurance" when compared to 100% self pay.
