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Table 2 Health care utilization and expenditures (GEL) of individuals with chronic illness, acute illness and chronic illness with acute complications, HUES 2007/2010 (1 GEL- 1.74 USD)

From: Healthcare utilization and expenditures for chronic and acute conditions in Georgia: Does benefit package design matter?

 

MIP

Non-MIP

All

Patients reporting chronic illness

 

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

OP* service utilization

196

11.6

676

11.2

872

11.3

Self-treatment

68

4.0

271

4.5

339

4.4

 

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Total OOP** provider fees

81.50

8.06

102.40

4.85

97.74

4.18

Total OOP drug expenditures

44.31

6.68

51.69

4.46

50.08

3.77

Patients reporting acute illness

 

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

OP service utilization

182

64.5

883

61.6

1065

62.1

Self-treatment

75

36.2

401

28.0

476

27.8

 

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Total OOP provider fees

59.31

3.41

86.46

3.60

80.23

2.91

Total OOP drug expenditures

22.73

2.63

45.77

3.21

40.62

2.56

Patients reporting chronic illness with acute complications

 

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

OP service utilization

251

64.4

685

59.6

936

60.8

Self-treatment

108

27.7

443

38.5

551

35.8

 

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Total OOP provider fees

73.66

4.24

87.58

4.56

83.85

3.53

Total OOP drug expenditure

34.42

4.18

48.57

3.57

43.92

2.77

  1. *OP = outpatient; **OOP = Out-of-Pocket.