Does higher cost mean better quality? evidence from highly-regarded adolescent drug treatment programs

Table 4 Multivariate regression models predicting quality score among programs offering outpatient treatment

A. Full Model			B. Reduced Model (backward elimination procedure)
R-square = 0.462, n = 23			R-square = 0.261, n = 53
Variable	β	p-value	Variable	β	p-value
Outpatient Reimbursement Above Median	0.36	0.69	Waiting List	0.99	0.02
Waiting List	1.35	0.14	With Accreditation*	1.31	<0.01
With Accreditation*	1.62	0.14	Receive Grants	1.36	0.02
Receive Grants	1.20	0.37	Receive Insurance Company Referrals	0.85	0.08
Receive Insurance Company Referrals	1.48	0.21
Motivational Enhancement Therapy	-0.49	0.68
Multisystemic Therapy	0.74	0.31
Receive Hospital Referrals	0.47	0.60

*Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF), Council on Accreditation (COA)

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