TABLE II.
H1N1 Cost Impact July 2009 to January 2010 by Age Group and Beneficiary Category (Dollars in Millions)
| Cost of Influenza Treatment and Immunizations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Costs ($) | Expected Cost (Normal Influenza) ($) | Cost Increase Because of H1N1 ($) | Percentage Increase Because of H1N1 (%) | Percentage Share of H1N1 Cost (%) | |
| Age | |||||
| 0–4 | 25.2 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 122 | 17 |
| 5–17 | 32.1 | 6.8 | 25.3 | 374 | 30 |
| 18–24 | 22.2 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 118 | 14 |
| 25–44 | 30.2 | 11.7 | 18.5 | 159 | 22 |
| 45–64 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 109 | 13 |
| Non-AD Family Members 65+ | 6.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 26 | 2 |
| Unknown Age | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 80 | 2 |
| Total* | 140.7 | 57.0 | 83.7 | 147 | 100 |
| Beneficiary Category | |||||
| AD | 34.5 | 14.4 | 20.0 | 139 | 24 |
| AD Family | 60.3 | 20.2 | 40.1 | 198 | 48 |
| Non-AD family member < age 65 | 39.9 | 17.6 | 22.3 | 127 | 27 |
| Non-AD family member age 65+ | 6.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 26 | 2 |
| Total* | 140.7 | 57.0 | 83.7 | 147 | 100 |
*
Total actual cost and the increase attributed to H1N1 does not include $15.9M spent by DoD to purchase H1N1 vaccine, as this cost could not be allocated to the patient-level data. This additional cost is included in Table III.