Table 9.

Base simulation results for the 2015 Medicare population

	Screening path
Result	OC	CTC
2015 total cost ($000s)	$5,699,109	$4,023,988
Cost per Medicare enrollee per montha	$9.34	$6.59
Cost per screening age Medicare enrollee per monthb	$11.12	$7.85
CTC savings compared to OC	29%

^aDenominator is 2015 total Medicare population

^bDenominator is the 2015 Medicare population ages 50–84

Source: Authors’ simulation. Assumes all Medicare enrollees have perfectly adhered to an OC or CTC screening path since age 50