Potential cost savings related to ER visits and hospitalizations among CDSMP participants | |||||
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Potential annual health care savings per CDSMP participant (A) | $713.80 | ||||
Age-adjusted cost of ER visits among those having at least 1 chronic condition (CC)a | $1,513 | ||||
(Baseline = 18%; 6 month post = 13%) | 5% | Reduction of ER visits among CDSMP participants in the 1st 6-months | $75.65 | ||
(Baseline = 18%; 12 month post = 13%) | 5% | Reduction of ER visits among CDSMP participants in the 2nd 6-months | $75.65 | ||
Age-adjusted cost of hospitalizations among those having at least 1 CCa | $18,750 | ||||
(Baseline = 14%; 6 month post = 11%) | 3% | Reduction of hospitalizations among CDSMP participants in the 1st 6-months | $562.50 | ||
(Baseline = 14%; 12 month post = 14%) | 0% | Reduction of hospitalizations among CDSMP participants in the 2nd 6-months | $0.00 | ||
Estimated number of CDSMP participants (B) | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
Estimated CDSMP workshop costb (C) | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | ||
Estimated average CDSMP costs per person varying by number of CDSMP participants and workshop costs (D = C÷B)b | $583.33 | $350.00 | $218.75 | ||
Net cost savings per CDSMP participant (E = A-D) | $130.47 | $363.80 | $495.05 | ||
Extrapolation to national savings using Census data combined with MEPS data | |||||
Number of Americans aged 18 and older from 2010 Census data (F) | 234,564,071 | ||||
Estimated % of Americans having at least 1 CCa (G) | 77% | ||||
Number of Americans aged 18 and older having at least 1 CC (H = F × G) | 180,614,335 | ||||
Estimated number of CDSMP participants | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
Billion dollars | |||||
National health care savings if we could reach | 100% | of people having at least 1 CC (E × H) | $23.6 | $65.7 | $89.4 |
10% | $2.4 | $6.6 | $8.9 | ||
5% | $1.2 | $3.3 | $4.5 | ||
1% | $0.2 | $0.7 | $0.9 |