TABLE 1.
Dynamics of physician fee-for-service expenditures in British Columbia, 1996/97, 2000/01 and 2005/06 1996/97 2005/06
| 1996/97 | 2005/06 | % Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Average Annual | |||
| Fee-for-service expenditures – Actual (NOMINAL $) | $1,413,528,669 | $1,976,283,823 | 39.8% | 3.8% |
| Growth attributable to fee increases | 11.5% | 1.2% | ||
| Fee-for-service expenditures – Adjusted (CONSTANT $) | $1,594,591,397 | $1,998,842,372 | 25.4% | 2.5% |
| BC population | 3,999,383 | 4,388,529 | 9.7% | 1.0% |
| Fee-for-service expenditures per capita (CONSTANT $) | $398.71 | $455.47 | 14.2% | 1.5% |
| Growth attrib. to changes in pop. age structure | 4.3% | 0.5% | ||
| Growth attrib. to changes in FFS age-specific per capita use rates | 9.6% | 1.0% | ||
| BC fee-for-service physicians | 7,281 | 8,617 | 18.3% | 1.9% |
| General / Family practitioners | 4,176 | 4,766 | 14.1% | 1.5% |
| Medical specialists | 1,410 | 1,863 | 32.1% | 3.1% |
| Surgical specialists | 1,302 | 1,553 | 19.3% | 2.0% |
| Imaging specialists | 261 | 286 | 9.6% | 1.0% |
| Laboratory specialists | 132 | 149 | 12.9% | 1.4% |
| BC fee-for-service physicians per 10,000 population | 18.2 | 19.6 | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| General / Family practitioners | 10.4 | 10.9 | 4.0% | 0.4% |
| Medical specialists | 3.5 | 4.2 | 20.4% | 2.1% |
| Surgical specialists | 3.3 | 3.5 | 8.7% | 0.9% |
| Imaging specialists | 0.7 | 0.7 | –0.1% | 0.0% |
| Laboratory specialists | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.9% | 0.3% |
| Population by age group | 3,999,383 | 4,388,529 | 9.7% | 1.0% |
| 0–24 | 1,292,891 | 1,293,733 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 25–54 | 1,841,633 | 1,954,195 | 6.1% | 0.7% |
| 55–74 | 625,366 | 827,577 | 32.3% | 3.2% |
| 75+ | 239,493 | 313,024 | 30.7% | 3.0% |