Table 2 Differences in Health Care Expenditures Between SNAP Recipients and non-Recipients, Adjusted for Sociodemographic Characteristics
From: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and health care expenditures in children
| Â | 12 months | 24 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Difference (95% CI) | P value | Mean Difference (95% CI) | P value | |
Mean health care expenditures, $ | -259.03 (-645.24 to 127.18) | .19 | -737.05 (-1492.77 to 18.66) | .06 |
 Emergency department | -6.89 (-32.32 to 18.55) | .59 | -4.01 (-49.61 to 41.60) | .86 |
 Expenditures, $ | ||||
 Inpatient hospital | -186.87 (-482.15 to 108.41) | .21 | -422.20 (-986.43 to 142.04) | .14 |
 Expenditures, $ | ||||
 Outpatient hospital | 17.11 (-64.96 to 99.17) | .68 | -5.88 (-114.23 to 102.48) | .91 |
 Expenditures, $ | ||||
 Outpatient non-hospital | -6.28 (-89.80 to 77.23) | .88 | -141.14 (-297.79 to 15.50) | .08 |
 Expenditures, $ | ||||
 Prescription medication | -6.06 (-105.85 to 93.73) | .90 | -20.68 (-198.37 to 157.02) | .82 |
 Expenditures, $ | ||||