Table 7. Discounted Long-Term Costs As a Function of the Discount Rate.
Discount Rate (Percent) |
Breast | Colon | Rectum | Lung | Ovary | Prostate | Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | $35,282 | $42,378 | $51,148 | $33,093 | $63,696 | $28,771 | $47,868 |
4 | 34,070 | 41,627 | 49,960 | 32,704 | 62,362 | 27,902 | 46,755 |
5 | 32,960 | 40,934 | 48,864 | 32,339 | 61,134 | 27,100 | 45,729 |
SOURCE: Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Region, and Northern California Cancer Center - SEER Registry, 1993.