The Military Healthcare System Third Party Collection Program: Analyzing the Effectiveness of the Other Health Insurance (OHI) Information Collection Process
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to assess the effectiveness of the OHI information collection process in a uniformed services military treatment facility (MTF). 442 OHI surveys were administered to beneficiaries presenting civilian prescriptions to the MTF outpatient pharmacy from 01 to 29 February 2004. The average level of OHI present in the sample analyzed was 31.9 percent. OHI was regressed upon predictor variables consisting of zip code, age group, beneficiary category, TRICARE Prime enrollment, average number of prescription drugs required per month, and percentage of time the MTF is used for prescription drug needs. Multiple linear regression results indicated a statistically significant relationship in the prediction of having OHI, with R2 = .192, F (13, 428) = 7.829, p <.0001. Further hypothesis tests with hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that all predictor variables made substantive unique contributions to having OHI with the exceptions of the number of drugs per required per month and the zip code to the beneficiaries' place of residence. The results of the OHI survey were used to conduct an abbreviated business case analysis. With complete OHI information, third party collections for filling civilian prescriptions alone could conservatively be increased from $3,490 to $403,146 annually.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA432503
Entities
People
- Edward J. Weinberg
Organizations
- Academy of Health Sciences