Supply sensitive services in Swiss ambulatory care: An analysis of basic health insurance records for 2003-2007

Table 5 Adjusted total sum of treatment costs^a in Swiss Francs across medical discipline and group of drug dispensation for 2003-2007.

Type of care	Self dispensation	Mixed forms	Prescription only
Primary Care	296227	321077 (+8%) ^b	325732 (+10%)
Gynecology^c	379418	412150 (+9%)	395527 (+4%)
Pediatrics^c	373214	376611 (+1%)	388110 (+4%)
Non-invasive Specialists	374641	434273 (+16%)	352036 (-6%)
Invasive Specialists	216719	196617 (-9%)	184251 (-15%)
Psychiatrists	235053	274825 (+17%)	268355 (+14)

^a Adjusted for cantonal effects, demographic structure and numbers of patients using general, linear models (exponents of LS-means).
^b difference to self dispensation in brackets
^c no significant differences of LS-Means across groups

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