Tier A | Tier B | Tier C | Tier D | Per cent difference between Tier A and Tier D (%)* | |
Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with diabetes | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 0.94 | 71 |
Preventable hospitalisations (per 1000) | 2.26 | 2.12 | 1.97 | 1.32 | 26 |
Medicare spending (per enrollee) | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 0.97 | 21 |
DMPrevCare† | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 2 |
*Differences between Tier A and Tier D are statistically significant (p<0.0001).
†DMPrevCare was comprised of percentage of FFS beneficiaries aged 65–75 with an annual haemoglobin A1c test, annual blood lipids LDL-C test and annual eye exam.
FFS, fee-for service.