| Cost category | Year; net cost (95% CI), $ millions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Hospital care | ||||
| Acute inpatient hospital care | 571.3 (547.2 to 595.3) | 566.5 (542.6 to 590.3) | 597.3 (573.4 to 621.2) | 724.4 (700.4 to 748.5) |
| Ambulatory hospital care | ||||
| Day surgery | 48.3 (46.9 to 49.7) | 48.5 (47.1 to 49.9) | 55.1 (53.7 to 56.5) | 61.7 (60.2 to 63.2) |
| Emergency department visits | 9.5 (8.5 to 10.4) | 8.8 (7.8 to 9.7) | 11.2 (10.2 to 12.2) | 16.8 (15.7 to 17.8) |
| Cancer clinics | 474.1 (468.5 to 479.8) | 497.6 (491.6 to 503.7) | 753.3 (744.5 to 762.2) | 783.2 (774.4 to 791.9) |
| Dialysis clinics | -25.1 (-33.4 to -16.9) | -30.3 (-39.2 to -21.4) | -15.7 (-21.8 to -9.7) | -4.2 (-10.5 to 2.2) |
| Psychiatric inpatient hospital care | -22.0 (-27.9 to -16.1) | -26.5 (-32.7 to -20.3) | -27.3 (-33.7 to -20.9) | -25.7 (-32.5 to -18.9) |
| Chronic and rehabilitation care | ||||
| Complex continuing care | -14.2 (-24.1 to -4.2) | -1.1 (-11.2 to 9.0) | -0.5 (-10.4 to 9.4) | 14.3 (4.3 to 24.2) |
| Long-term care | -139.9 (-147.7 to -132.0) | -148.9 (-157.7 to -140.1) | -149.4 (-158.5 to -140.4) | -121.8 (-130.8 to -112.8) |
| Rehabilitation | 5.8 (1.4 to 10.2) | 4.9 (-0.8 to 10.7) | 6.0 (1.3 to 10.7) | 13.4 (8.2 to 18.6) |
| Other hospital care | ||||
| Chemotherapy | 172.0 (168.2 to 175.8) | 186.4 (182.3 to 190.5) | 194.3 (190.1 to 198.6) | 212.5 (208.0 to 217.1) |
| Radiation therapy | 185.0 (181.2 to 188.7) | 201.0 (197.1 to 205.0) | 234.1 (229.9 to 238.4) | 240.8 (236.4 to 245.2) |
| Physician care | ||||
| Fee-for-service | 242.6 (237.9 to 247.3) | 260.8 (256.7 to 264.8) | 287.5 (283.5 to 291.6) | 314.8 (310.7 to 318.9) |
| Non-fee-for-service | 71.9 (68.4 to 75.5) | 60.7 (59.8 to 61.7) | 41.8 (41.1 to 42.2) | 50.0 (49.3 to 50.8) |
| Outpatient drugs† | 136.8 (132.0 to 141.6) | 147.6 (141.9 to 153.3) | 159.0 (152.9 to 165.1) | 190.6 (184.0 to 197.3) |
| Other care | ||||
| Assistive devices‡ | -2.8 (-3.6 to -2.0) | -0.8 (-1.1 to -0.4) | - | - |
| Home care | 108.3 (103.8 to 112.8) | 107.8 (103.1 to 112.5) | 118.9 (113.7 to 124.0) | 136.3 (131.3 to 141.3) |
| Diagnostic tests | 6.8 (6.5 to 7.1) | 6.4 (6.2 to 6.7) | 6.3 (6.0 to 6.5) | 6.8 (6.5 to 7.0) |
| Nonphysician care | -3.0 (-3.3 to -2.6) | -3.7 (-4.1 to -3.4) | -3.9 (-4.2 to -3.5) | -3.6 (-4.0 to -3.2) |
| Total direct cost | 1825.4 (1785.9 to 1864.9) | 1885.7 (1845.4 to 1926.0) | 2268.1 (2227.0 to 2309.2) | 2610.4 (2568.5 to 2652.2) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
*Costs are presented for matched patients with cancer (case subjects) only.
†Includes outpatient prescription drugs covered by the provincial government (i.e., public third-party payer).
‡Data missing from September 2010 onward.