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. 2016 Mar 17;6(3):e008671. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008671

Table 2.

Estimates of baseline trend, level and trend changes, absolute and relative changes in utilisation, clinical outcomes and healthcare costs per patient following the E2 access program

At 1 year after E2 implementation
At 2 years after E2 implementation
Impact of policy Quarterly baseline trend prepolicy (95% CI) Level change postpolicy (95% CI) Quarterly trend change postpolicy (95% CI) Absolute change (95% CI) Relative change (95% CI) Absolute change (95% CI) Relative change (95% CI)
All patients
 Utilisation 0.1% (−0.4% to 0.6%) 9.8% (6.8% to 12.8%) −0.2% (−0.7% to 0.3%) 8.7% (3.5% to 13.9%) 12.7% (4.4% to 21.0%) 8.0% (1.0% to 14.9%) 11.5% (0.3% to 22.7%)
 Outcomes 0.05% (−0.4% to 0.5%) 5.4% (2.0% to 8.7%) −0.06% (−0.6% to 0.5%) 5.0% (−1.1% to 11.1%) 6.6% (−1.9% to 15.1%) 4.8% (−3.3% to 12.8%) 6.2% (−5.0% to 17.5%)
 Costs $56.39 (−$61.96 to $174.73) −$687.10 (−$1534.65 to $160.44) −$94.42 (−$220.76 to $31.91) −$1253.66 (−$4756.70 to $176.85) −13.5% (−26.9% to −0.2%) −$1631.37 (−$3520.85 to $258.66) −17.2% (−33.7% to −0.7%)
UC patients
 Utilisation −0.4% (−0.1% to 0.9%) 14.5% (11.8% to 17.2%) −0.3% (−0.9% to 0.2%) 12.4% (6.8% to 18.0%) 19.6% (9.1% to 30.3%) 11.0% (3.3% to 18.7%) 17.0% (3.1% to 31.0%)
 Outcomes −0.1% (−1.5% to 1.3%) 8.7% (0.3% to 17.0%) 0.07% (−1.4% to 1.5%) 9.07% (−7.4% to 25.5%) 12.5% (−13.0% to 37.9%) 9.3% (−12.8% to 31.5%) 12.9% (−21.7% to 47.6%)
 Costs $165.05 ($27.35 to $302.76) −$1593.10 (−$2699.70 to −$486.51) −$217.26 (−$356.20 to −$78.32) −$2896.69 (−$4756.70 to −$1036.68) −27.9% (−40.9% to −15.0%) −$3765.75 (−$6157.79 to −$1373.71) −34.2% (−48.5% to −19.8%)

$, US$ in year 2014,15 adjusted by Consumer Price Index16.

UC, universal coverage.