Table 3.
Cost-effectiveness results.
| Incremental Difference: Complete Banvs.Current Legislation | Incremental Difference: Optimistic Case | Incremental Difference: Worst Case | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Intervention Costs (C) | 3,994,645 | 1,996,438 | 5,067,102 |
| AMI Treatment Costs Saved (T) | 40,051,602 | 237,927,598 | 1,626,740 |
| All Tobacco-Attributable Treatment Costs Saved (T) | 99,609,250 | 946,905,837 | 2,527,779 |
| Net Costs (AMI Treatment) *(C-T) | –36,056,957 | –235,931,160 | 3,440,362 |
| Net Costs (All Tobacco-Attributable Disease Treatment) * (C-T) | –95,614,605 | –944,909,399 | 2,539,322 |
| AMI Cases Averted (A) | 17,478 | 53,361 | 13,109 |
| Smokers Quitting (Q) | 221,154 | 385,100 | 46,060 |
| Life Years Gained (L) | 437,589 | 891,945 | 45,268 |
| Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios | |||
| Cost per LY Gained (C-T)/(L) | Cost Saving | Cost Saving | 56 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective |
| Cost per LY Gained w/out Medical Treatment Saved (C/L) | 9.13 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective | 2.24(USD) Highly Cost-Effective | 112 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective |
| Cost per AMI Case Averted (C-T)/A | Cost Saving | Cost Saving | 262 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective |
| Cost per AMI Case Averted w/out Medical Treatment Saved (C/A) | 229 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective | 37 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective | 387 (USD) Highly Cost-Effective |
*
The net costs were calculated by subtracting the medical treatment costs saved from the gross cost of the intervention.