D. Payer Mix

The response to this question appears to be a best guess as the summary of primary care responses indicate that 109 percent of their payer distribution is obtained from Medi-Cal, Medicare, Self-pay and other categories. Refer to Table 9.6. Similarly, the summary of specialists responding to the surveys answered that 97 percent of their payer distribution came from these same resources. Refer to Tables 9.6 and 9.7.

Table 9.6 Lompoc Valley Primary Care Payer Distribution

Percentage of Total Medi-Cal 28.2% Medicare 22.5% HMO n/a PPO n/a Self Pay 7.1% Other (Insurance) 61.5%
Source: Lompoc Valley provider survey results. Note: "Other" includes Workers' Comp. Reporting error survey result sequals 109%

Table 9.7 Lompoc Valley Specialist Payer Distribution

Percentage of Total Medi-Cal 23.2% Medicare 23.8% HMO n/a PPO n/a Self Pay 7.5% Other (Insurance) 42.0%
Source: Lompoc Valley provider survey results. Note: "Other" includes Workers' Comp. Reporting error survey result sequals 96.5%

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