TABLE 3.
Analysis of Costs and Cost Effectiveness of PM Intervention
| Itema | Control Group | PM Group |
|---|---|---|
| PM stipends—total cost | — | $53 838 |
| PM travel and supplies—total cost | — | $5195 |
| PM training sessions and meetings—total cost | — | $1411.61 |
| Program coordinator salary—total cost | — | $25 350 |
| ED visitsa—total cost | $62 730 | $60 885 |
| Hospitalizationsb—total cost | $81 234 | $58 431 |
| ICU staysc—total cost | $277 094 | $74 742 |
| Wage loss and other costs related to taking care of sick childd—total cost | $33 589 | $12 985 |
| Total for all costs | $454 647 | $291 426 |
| ICER per child insurede | — | –$6045.22 |
| ICER per each percent increase in children insurede | — | –$4185.15 |
Intervention parents (98.4%) experienced a total of 75 missed work days due to their child’s illness. —, N/A.
a
N = 39 ED visits for controls and 40 for the intervention group.
b
N = 2 hospitalizations for controls and 2 for the intervention group.
c
N = 4 ICU stays for controls and 1 for the intervention group.
d
N = 112 control parents (98.2%) experienced a total of 83.5 missed work days due to their child’s illness; N = 121
e
A negative value represents cost savings per year.