Table 4.
Selected expenditures per visit overseas
| Total | Government subsidized | Privately funded | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean share of cost % | Median (IQR)$ | Median (IQR) $ | Median (IQR) $ | ||
| No of patients | 815 | 344 | 471 | ||
| Direct medical costs | 26.0 % | 500 (181.5–1150) | 825 (300–2085) | 300 (147.5–720.5) | <0.001 |
| Indirect costs: | |||||
| Travel | 48.0 % | 1157 (781–1777.5) | 1197 (817.2–1774.2) | 1133 (739.5–1804.5) | 0.14 |
| Entertainment | 8.0 % | 100 (0–300) | 34.5 (0–200) | 142 (0–400) | <0.001 |
| Lodging | 8.0 % | 140 (50–300) | 150 (67–300) | 127 (47–300) | 0.053 |
| Food | 6.0 % | 105 (50–250) | 140 (56–300) | 100 (46–210) | 0.001 |
| aTotal cost (Patients and caretakers inclusive) | 2608 (1749.5–3914) | 2984 (1953.2–5041.5) | 2355 (1564–3520.5) | <0.001 | |
| aTotal cost per capita (patient) | 1470.8 (888.2–2353.2) | 1905.1 (1254.4–3554.4) | 1147.3 (709.6–1783) | <0.001 | |
Costs that constituted a share of <1 % were omitted, aexcludes productivity loss, IQR: inter-quartile range