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Figure IV.13: Distributions of Provider Type and Payment System by State, Phase 1 Only,
August 2003
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 10
Arizona
Florida
Oregon
Massachusetts
Iow a
Colorado
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York
South Carolina
Delaw are
Oklahoma
Vermont
State VR
EN
Traditional VR Outcomes Only Milestone + Outcomes
Figure IV.14: Distributions of Provider Type and Payment System by Age, Phase 1 Only,
August 2003
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
Age
40 - 44
35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
18 - 24
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
State VR
EN
Traditional V R Outcomes Only Milestone + Outcomes
The likelihood that a Ticket is assigned to an EN increases with beneficiary age (Figure
IV.14). Similarly, the likelihood that a Ticket is assigned under each of the new payment
systems increases with age.
C. SYNOPSIS OF PARTICIPATION FINDINGS
As of August 2003, 5.1 million Ticket-eligible beneficiaries have been mailed Tickets in
the Phase 1 and 2 states. The most interesting statistics on participation come from Phase 1
states, where the initial rollout mailings concluded in October 2002. Only 0.7 percent of
eligible beneficiaries in those states were using their Tickets in August 2003, although the
participation rate has been increasing steadily. Further, the vast majority (86 percent) of
those assignments was to SVRAs under the traditional payment system. In addition, the
number of Tickets assigned to SVRAs continues to increase in the Phase 1 states while the
number assigned to ENs has leveled off. Of the two new payment systems, most Tickets
are assigned under the milestone-outcome system rather than the outcome-only system.
IV: Early Participation Patterns