Table 2 The Average Marginal Effect of Primary Care Models on One-Year Primary Care Costs and on Total Health Care Costs
From: Costs of health care across primary care models in Ontario
Variable | Primary Care Cost (in $) | Total Health Care Cost (in $) |
|---|---|---|
N = 1,094,687 | ||
Practice Characteristics: | ||
FFS | reference | reference |
Not enrolled | −5 | 130* |
Enhanced FFS – CCM | −32*** | −658*** |
Enhanced group FFS - FHG | −13** | −667*** |
FHN | 0.1 | −446*** |
FHO | 16*** | −485** |
FHT – FHN | 2 | −433*** |
FHT - FHO | 5 | −392*** |
Practice RIO | 0.3*** | 6.8*** |
Patient Characteristics: | ||
Patient age | 4*** | 61*** |
Patient female | 48*** | −101*** |
ACG® weight | 128*** | 2947*** |
Income quintile 1 | Reference | Reference |
Income quintile 2 | −17*** | −325*** |
Income quintile 3 | −21*** | −436*** |
Income quintile 4 | −27*** | −517*** |
Income quintile 5 | −33*** | −607*** |