Table 2 Resource use and cost to the Swiss statutory sick funds by plan.

Characteristic	Gatekeeping (n = 433)*	Fee for service (n = 267)*	p Value§
Primary care physician consultations in 2000†	3.2 (4.4); 2	3.2 (4.2); 2	0.440
Medical specialist consultations in 2000†	1.0 (2.2); 0	1.6 (4.0); 0	0.083
Hospitalisations in 2000†	0.16 (0.44); 0	0.21 (0.58); 0	0.664
Total costs > Sw fr0 in 2000 (%)	83.6	83.6	0.984
Total costs in 2000‡	2496 (4870); 1120	2727 (4311); 1344	0.407
Outpatient costs in 2000‡	1815 (2287); 1102	2192 (3113); 1261	0.382
Inpatient costs in 2000‡	680 (3821); 0	535 (1948); 0	0.994
Total costs > Sw fr0 in 1996 (%)	80.7	79.1	0.634
Total costs in 1996‡	1674 (2991); 731	2436 (5466); 824	0.646
Outpatient costs in 1996‡	1284 (1702); 670	1648 (2726); 811	0.469
Inpatient costs in 1996‡	390 (1934); 0	789 (3849); 0	0.375

*Number is smaller at the individual variable level because of missing values. †Mean number (SD); median. Self reported values, in good accordance with physician reported values. ‡Mean Sw fr (SD); median. Observations with zero values included. §Mann‐Whitney U test.