The Essential population had a significant effect on the Initiation rate of the Initiation and En- gagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment measure. The PCC rate Plan’s without the Essential population is significantly better than the PCC rate with the Es- Plan’s sential population. (Note: Statistical significance was determined by comparing the upper and lower confidence intervals of the PCC rate without Essential to the PCC Plan’s Plan’s overall rate, which includes Essential members). Being unemployed is known to influence the initiation of drug treatment. Thus, employment status may be one factor influencing the PCC overall rates since members eligible for Plan’s Essential coverage are long-term unemployed individuals. There were no significant differences between the PCC rate with and without the Es- Plan’s sential population for the Engagement of Treatment measure. See Appendix D for results of the Engagement measure for both PCC Plan populations.
The Essential population had a significant effect on the Initiation rate of the Initiation and En- gagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment measure. The PCC Plan’s rate without the Essential population is significantly better than the PCC Plan’s rate with the Es- sential population. (Note: Statistical significance was determined by comparing the upper and lower confidence intervals of the PCC Plan’s rate without Essential to the PCC Plan’s overall rate, which includes Essential members). Being unemployed is known to influence the initiation of drug treatment. Thus, employment status may be one factor influencing the PCC Plan’s overall rates since members eligible for Essential coverage are long-term unemployed individuals. There were no significant differences between the PCC Plan’s rate with and without the Es- sential population for the Engagement of Treatment measure. See Appendix D for results of the Engagement measure for both PCC Plan populations.
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