Without adjustment for anticipatory behaviour | With adjustment for anticipatory behaviour | ||||
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Average | |||||
Medicare | |||||
benefit | Total | Total | |||
Fresh Cycles | per cycle | Cycles | savings | Cycles | savings |
Predicted benefits and reduction in cycles - without policy: | $6199 | 5451 | $33,790,749 | 4017 | $24,901,383 |
Observed benefits and number of cycles - with policy: | $5108 | 31,504 | $32,341 | ||
Savings due to policy | ($1091) | 31,504 | $34,366,787 | 32,341 | $35,279,845 |
Total savings Fresh Cycles | $68,157,536 | $60,181,228 | |||
Live-birth rate per Fresh Cycle | 21% | 21% | |||
ART live-births not born due to policy | 1145 | 844 | |||
ART Multiple-birth rate | 10.2% | 10.2% | |||
ART infants not born due to policy | 1261 | 930 | |||
Frozen Cycles * | |||||
Predicted Avr benefits and reduction in cycles without policy: | $1638 | 1409 | $2,307,942 | 1,409 | $2,307,942 |
Actual benefits and number of cycles with policy: | $1348 | 21,276 | 21,276 | ||
Savings due to policy | ($290) | 21,276 | $6,171,063 | 21,276 | $6,171,065 |
Total savings Frozen Cycles | $8,479,005 | $8,479,005 | |||
Live-birth rate per Frozen Cycle | 18% | 18% | |||
ART live-births not born due to policy | 254 | 254 | |||
Multiple-birth rate | 10.2% | 10.2% | |||
ART infants not born due to policy | 279 | 279 | |||
IUI Cycles * + | |||||
Predicted Avr benefits and reduction in cycles without policy: | $1270 | ||||
Observed benefits and number of cycles with policy: | $549 | 10,504 | 10,504 | ||
Savings due to policy | ($721) | 10,504 | $7,571,632 | 10,504 | $7,571,632 |
Total savings IUI Cycles | $7,571,632 | $7,571,632 | |||
Total Savings in Medicare benefits | $84,208,172 | $76,231,865 | |||
Total ART infants not born due to policy | 1540 | 1209 |