Table 26:

Results of Budget Impact Analysis: CBT Strategies Versus Usual Care for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

	Total Budget Impact, $
Strategy	2017a	2018	2019	2020	2021a
Group CBT by nonphysicians	98,693,036	293,247,501	586,076,288	979,319,853	1,476,239,531
Usual care	88,472,218	271,413,133	552,347,567	934,938,319	1,423,906,803
Net Budget Impact,b $	10,220,817	21,834,369	33,728,721	44,381,535	52,332,728
Group CBT by physicians	106,777,231	315,722,756	629,124,740	1,049,059,000	1,578,533,746
Usual care	88,472,218	271,413,133	552,347,567	934,938,319	1,423,906,803
Net Budget Impact, $	18,305,012	44,309,623	76,777,173	114,120,681	154,626,943
Individual CBT by nonphysicians	113,993,482	358,648,017	692,277,529	1,138,335,268	1,698,839,970
Usual care	88,472,218	271,413,133	552,347,567	934,938,319	1,423,906,803
Net Budget Impact, $	25,521,263	87,234,884	139,929,962	203,396,950	274,933,167
Individual CBT by physicians	125,801,644	370,456,006	735,521,418	1,222,690,294	1,833,701,289
Usual care	88,472,218	271,413,133	552,347,567	934,938,319	1,423,906,803
Net Budget Impact, $	37,329,426	99,042,873	183,173,851	287,751,976	409,794,486

Abbreviation: CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy.

^aIn 2017, the uptake is assumed to be 20%; in 2021, it is assumed to be 100%.

^bNet budget impact = budget impact for a CBT strategy − budget impact for usual care.