Table 4.
Cost saving from central negotiation for medical supplies and medicines, various years, US $
| Market unit price | Negotiated price | Units purchased | Cost difference | Cost savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical supplies | |||||
| Folding lens (2011–2012) | 133 | 93 | 64 100 | 40 | 2 564 000 |
| Unfolding lens (2011–2012) | 133 | 23 | 7197 | 110 | 791 670 |
| Balloon stent (2009–2012) | 667 | 333 | 26 655 | 334 | 8 902 770 |
| Coronary stent (2009–2012) | 1000 | 167 | 10 575 | 833 | 8 808 975 |
| Drug-coated stent (2009–2012) | 2833 | 567 | 33 794 | 2266 | 76 577 204 |
| DES alloy stent (2012) | 1833 | 833 | 343 | 1000 | 343 000 |
| Medicines | |||||
| ARV (2010–2012) | 747 | 658 | 29 973 | 89 | 2 667 597 |
| High cost drug (2010–2012) | 4508 | 3197 | 4674 | 1311 | 6 127 614 |
| Influenza vaccine (2010–2012) | 7 | 5 | 643 319 | 2 | 1 286 638 |
| Erythropoietin (2009–2012) | 22 | 8 | 1 634 239 | 14 | 22 879 346 |
| CAPD solution (2010–2012) | 7 | 4 | 19 095 657 | 3 | 57 286 971 |
| Total cost saving to UCS | 188 235 785 | ||||
DES: Drug eluting stent, CAPD: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Source: NHSO 2012.