Table 1 Māori: non-Māori Rate Ratios and Estimates of the Cost to the Health Sector of Inequity in Illness and Injury ($NZ)
From: The cost of child health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand: a preliminary scoping study
Māori: non-Māori Rate Ratio | If Māori rates equaled non-Māori rates: | Cost[-savings]/year (0% discount rate) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Avoidable hospital admissions (2003–7) | 1.27 (95% CI 1.26–1.28) | 3075 fewer Māori admissions/year | $ 5,671,057 |
Outpatient consultations (2006–2008) | 0.864 (95% CI 0.862–0.867) | 23,373 more consultations/year | [−]$ 8,022,315 |
Mental health consultations (20007–8) | 0.719 (95% CI 0.714–0.723) | 5740 more consultations/year | [−]$ 1,970,140 |
ACC claims (2003–7) | 0.680 (95% CI 0.678–0.683) | 26,442 more claims/year | [−]$ 1,499,765 |
Primary care (2007–2008) | 0.919 (95%CI 0.916–0.921) GP visits | 40,041 more GP consultations/year | [−]$ 1,079,906 |
1.677 (95%CI 1.665–1.689) nursing visits | 17,194 fewer nursing consultations | $ 400,803 | |
Pharmaceutical claims (2007–8) | 0.849 | 198,108 more claims/year | [−]$ 10,447,348 |
Laboratory claims (2006–8) | 0.454 (95%CI 0.452–0.455) | 101,922 more claims/year | [−]$ 7,789, 795 |
SUB TOTAL HEALTH SECTOR COSTS/[SAVINGS] PER ANNUM | [−]$ 24,737,408 | ||