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Quantifying the Costs to Different Funders over Five-Years for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Queensland, Australia: A Data Linkage Study
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 24; Pages: 12918, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12918, p 12918 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Individuals diagnosed with breast cancer have the highest rates of survival among all cancer types. Due to high survival, the costs of breast cancer to different healthcare funders are of interest. This study aimed to describe the cost to public hospital and private health funders and individuals due to hospital and emergency department (ED) admissions, as well Medicare items and pharmaceuticals over five years for Queensland women with breast cancer. We used a linked administrative dataset, CancerCostMod, limited to Queensland female breast cancer diagnoses between July 2011 and June 2013 aged 18 years or over who survived for 5 years (n = 5383). Each record was linked to Queensland Health Admitted Patient Data Collection, Emergency Department Information Systems, Medicare Benefits Schedule, and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme records between July 2011 and June 2018. Total costs for different healthcare funders as a result of breast cancer diagnoses were reported, with high costs and service use identified in the first six months following a breast cancer diagnosis. After the first six months post-diagnosis, the financial burdens incurred by different healthcare funders for breast cancer diagnoses in Queensland remain steady over a long period. Recommendations for reducing long term costs are discussed.
- Subjects :
- emergency department
National Health Programs
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
out of pocket
Australia
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Information Storage and Retrieval
Breast Neoplasms
Medicare
Article
breast cancer
cost
Medicine
pharmaceutical
Humans
long term
Female
Queensland
hospital
Health Expenditures
Aged
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....09c1d55a5ddd257675b9f03caa4bcb9a