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. 2019 Oct 17;21(10):e14772. doi: 10.2196/14772

Table 4.

Health care costs from 2013-2014 (before program implementation) and 2015-2017 (after program implementation).

Variables Preimplementation Postimplementation
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Postperiod mean

Total expenditures (all medical and pharmacy)a, US $ 9,940,434 11,468,059 9,462,011 10,580,146 10,726,060 10,256,072
Total program costsb, US $ N/Ac N/A 156,403 165,577 179,207 167,062
Annual mean enrollment, n 1660 1760 1783 1856 1960 1866
Costs per member per year, US $

Total expenditures without program costsa 5988 6516 5307 5701 5472 5495

Total program costsb N/A N/A 88 89 91 90

Total expenditures with program costsa 5988 6516 5395 5790 5564 5585

Mean baseline (2013-2014) expenditures N/A N/A 6260 6260 6260 6260

Gross savingsa,d N/A N/A 953 559 787 764

Net savingsa,e N/A N/A 865 470 696 675
Net savings, % N/A N/A 13.8 7.5 11.1 10.8

a2015-2017 amounts adjusted to 2013-2014 basis.

bN/A: not applicable.

cTotal program costs for 2015-2017 include all patient rewards, physician compensation, and program administration fees.

dGross savings for 2015-2017=2015-2017 average expenditures less program costs – 2013-2014 average expenditures.

eNet savings for 2015-2017=2015-2017 average expenditures with program costs – 2013-2014 average expenditures.