Table 1 Demographic Characteristics and Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) of CMS Beneficiaries in the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model in the Greater Houston Area, September 2018 to December 2020.
From: Predicting health-related social needs in Medicaid and Medicare populations using machine learning
Characteristics | Sample (n = 9800) |
|---|---|
Patients, No. (%) | |
Age, mean (SD), years | 35.5 (26.3) |
Race | |
Black or African American | 3978 (40.6) |
Other | 2857 (29.2) |
White | 1763 (18.0) |
Latin American | 612 (6.2) |
Hispanic or Latino | 337 (3.4) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 (0.2) |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 15 (0.2) |
Unknowna | 215 (2.2) |
Marital status | |
Single | 5809 (59.3) |
Married | 1411 (14.4) |
Widowed | 368 (3.8) |
Divorced | 365 (3.7) |
Separated | 67 (0.7) |
Life Partner | 6 (0.1) |
Legally Separated | 6 (0.1) |
Unknown | 1768 (18.0) |
Sex | |
Female | 5162 (52.7) |
Male | 3049 (31.1) |
Unknown | 1589 (16.2) |
Insurance typeb | |
Medicaid | 8370 (85.4) |
Medicare | 2231 (22.8) |
Health Related Social Needs (HRSNs)b | |
Housing instability and/or quality | 2876 (29.3) |
Food insecurity | 3780 (38.6) |
Transportation | 2722 (27.8) |
Difficulty paying utility bills | 2582 (26.3) |
Any core need | 5588 (57.0) |
All core needs | 813 (8.3) |
Health System | |
Health System A | 8211 (83.8) |
Health System B | 1108 (11.3) |
Health System C | 481 (4.9) |
