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. 2017 Feb 27;189(8):E295–E302. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.161082

Table 5:

Estimated change in public and private expenditure on all prescriptions filled in retail pharmacies with the addition of universal public coverage of essential medicines

Source of finance Actual expenditure in 2015, $ millions Estimated change in expenditure on all medicines with universal public coverage of essential medicines, $ millions (%)
All model parameters set to base-case scenario values All model parameters set to best-case scenario values All model parameters set to worst-case scenario values
Public 10 760 1229 (11) 373 (3) 1979 (18)
Private 15 444 −4272 (−28) −5831 (−38) −2721 (−18)
Total 26 204 −3043 (−12) −5458 (−21) −743 (−3)