Table 1.
Canadians Aged 40 to 64 With Advanced Kidney Failure Who Are Unable to Work and Receive Canada Pension Plan Disability Insurance or Employer-Sponsored or Private Disability Insurance.
| People with eGFR <30 mL/min/m2 not on dialysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number eligible | Number who are unable to work but do not have severe and prolonged disability | Number who are unable to work (severe and prolonged disability) and receive benefits | Total number disabled and receiving benefits | |
| Total number of individuals with eGFR <30 mL/min/m2 who are eligible for Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and do not have private disability insurance | 5308 | None | 796 | 796 |
| Total number of individuals with eGFR <30 mL/min/m2 who have private disability insurance | 6755 | 1013 | 1013 | 2026 |
| Cost (Can$) for those who are unable to work but do not have severe and prolonged disability | Cost (Can$) for those who are unable to work (severe and prolonged disability) and receive benefits | Total costs (Can$) | ||
| Amount paid out by Canada Pension Plan disability insurance for patients with eGFR <30 mL/min/m2 who are eligible for Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and do not have private disability insurance | 0 | 8 044 500 | 8 044 500 | |
| Amount paid by private insurance | 35 101 116 | 24 862 601 | 59 963 717 | |
| Amount paid by Canada Pension Plan disability insurance | 0 | 10 238 425 | 10 238 425 | |
| Amount paid out to individuals with eGFR <30 mL/min/m2 and private disability insurance | 35 101 116 | 35 101 026 | 70 202 142 | |
| Total Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and private disability insurance payments for those with eGFR <30 mL/min/m2 | 35 101 116 | 43 145 526 | 78 246 642 | |
| People with ESRD on dialysis | ||||
| Number eligible | Number who are unable to work but do not have severe and prolonged disability | Number who are unable to work (severe and prolonged disability) and receive benefits | Total number disabled and receiving benefits | |
| Total number of individuals with ESRD who are eligible for Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and do not have private disability insurance | 3190 | None | 2552 | 2552 |
| Total number of individuals with ESRD who have private disability insurance | 4062 | None | 3248 | 3248 |
| Cost (Can$) for those who are unable to work but do not have severe and prolonged disability | Cost (Can$) for those who are unable to work (severe and prolonged disability) and receive benefits | Total costs (Can$) | ||
| Amount paid out by Canada Pension Plan disability insurance for patients with ESRD who are eligible for Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and do not have private disability insurance | 0 | 25 786 827 | 25 786 827 | |
| Amount paid by private insurance | 0 | 79 697 825 | 79 697 825 | |
| Amount paid by CPP disability insurance | 0 | 32 819 599 | 32 819 599 | |
| Amount paid out to individuals with ESRD who have private disability insurance | 0 | 112 517 424 | 112 517 424 | |
| Total Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and private disability insurance for those with ESRD | 0 | 138 304 251 | 138 304 251 | |
| Total Canada Pension Plan disability insurance and private disability insurance for all patients with kidney failure | 216 550 893 | |||
Note. CPP = Canada Pension Plan; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESRD = end-stage renal disease.
The bolded text is meant to highlight that it is the summation of that subsection of costs (i.e. 79.7million plus 32.8million adds up to 112.5million).