Table 19:

Net Budget Impact of Publicly Funding Compression Stockings in Ontario

	Budget Impacta
Funding Strategy	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Scenario 1: People ≥ 65 years old with venous leg ulcers
Public funding of stockings	2,966,399	4,605,999	5,939,443	7,287,000	8,863,199
No public funding of stockings	2,255,478	3,615,685	4,594,714	5,535,655	6,469,231
Net Budget Impact	710,921	990,314	1,344,729	1,751,345	2,393,968
Scenario 2: Greater initial uptake and ongoing uptake rate
Public funding of stockings	4,261,068	6,631,218	8,485,839	10,329,178	12,375,665
No public funding of stockings	3,007,201	4,820,782	6,126,152	7,380,741	8,625,511
Net Budget Impact	1,253,866	1,810,436	2,359,687	2,948,437	3,750,155
Scenario 3: Greater use of total health care resources by users of compression stockings
Public funding of stockings	4,547,981	7,066,288	9,256,605	11,538,476	14,476,218
No public funding of stockings	3,007,201	4,820,782	6,126,152	7,380,741	8,625,511
Net Budget Impact	1,540,779	2,245,506	3,130,453	4,157,735	5,850,708
Scenario 4: 25% of stocking cost is paid by the patient
Public funding of stockings	3,692,174	5,739,545	7,345,562	8,942,711	10,692,839
No public funding of stockings	3,007,201	4,820,782	6,126,152	7,380,741	8,625,511
Net Budget Impact	684,973	918,763	1,219,410	1,561,970	2,067,329
Scenario 5: Cost of compression stockings only
Public funding of stockings	998,387	1,529,924	2,183,057	2,948,626	4,285,305
No public funding of stockings	0	0	0	0	0
Net Budget Impact	998,387	1,529,924	2,183,057	2,948,626	4,285,305
Scenario 6: Nonadherent patients do not wear any stockings
Public funding of stockings	3,936,690	6,087,875	7,817,716	9,554,804	11,573,385
No public funding of stockings	3,007,201	4,820,782	6,126,152	7,380,741	8,625,511
Net Budget Impact	929,489	1,267,093	1,691,564	2,174,063	2,947,875

^aAll costs in 2018 Canadian dollars.