Resource use and cost to the Swiss statutory sick funds by plan
| Characteristic | Gatekeeping (n = 433)* | Fee for service (n = 267)* | p Value§ |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Number is smaller at the individual variable level because of missing values. †Mean number (SD); median. Self reported values, in good accordance with physician reported values. ‡Mean Sw fr (SD); median. Observations with zero values included. §Mann-Whitney U test. | |||
| Primary care physician consultations in 2000† | 3.2 (4.4); 2 | 3.2 (4.2); 2 | 0.440 |
| Medical specialist consultations in 2000† | 1.0 (2.2); 0 | 1.6 (4.0); 0 | 0.083 |
| Hospitalisations in 2000† | 0.16 (0.44); 0 | 0.21 (0.58); 0 | 0.664 |
| Total costs > Sw fr0 in 2000 (%) | 83.6 | 83.6 | 0.984 |
| Total costs in 2000‡ | 2496 (4870); 1120 | 2727 (4311); 1344 | 0.407 |
| Outpatient costs in 2000‡ | 1815 (2287); 1102 | 2192 (3113); 1261 | 0.382 |
| Inpatient costs in 2000‡ | 680 (3821); 0 | 535 (1948); 0 | 0.994 |
| Total costs > Sw fr0 in 1996 (%) | 80.7 | 79.1 | 0.634 |
| Total costs in 1996‡ | 1674 (2991); 731 | 2436 (5466); 824 | 0.646 |
| Outpatient costs in 1996‡ | 1284 (1702); 670 | 1648 (2726); 811 | 0.469 |
| Inpatient costs in 1996‡ | 390 (1934); 0 | 789 (3849); 0 | 0.375 |