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Table 5 Average member financial savings for each intervention year

From: Long-term impact of a chronic disease management program on hospital utilization and cost in an Australian population with heart disease or diabetes

Years of cost evaluation*

Treatment group cost change (AU$)

Comparison group cost change (AU$)

P value

Savings – PMPY**(AU$)

Base to 2010

-$79.18

$389

0.0027

$468

Base to 2011

$241.70

$833

0.0009

$591

Base to 2012

$422.86

$1,440

<.0001

$1,017

Base to 2013

$819.12

$2,291

<.0001

$1,472

 

Total

$3,549

  1. PMPY, per member per year.
  2. *General linear model controlling for gender, age group, CEM weights, base admit count, base cost, and disease status for coronary artery disease, heart failure, diabetes, COPD, asthma, depression, chronic kidney disease, end stage renal disease, and cancer.
  3. ** Gross savings prior to risk equalization pooling.
  4. ‡ − two-tailed T test.
  5. † − per member per year.