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Table 3 Cost analysis

From: Effects of a new medical insurance payment system for hospice patients in palliative care programs in Korea

 

Old system

New system

p-valuea

Adjusted p-valueb

Case #

134

142

  

Total cost

3,313,000 (1,713,000, 7,338,000)

4,244,000 (1,964,000, 8,551,000)

0.071

 

Out-of-pocket expenses

603,000 (358,000, 1,146,000)

375,000 (166,000, 704,000)

< 0.001

 

Cost/Day

218,000 (166,000, 248,000)

304,000 (276,000, 331,000)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Out-of-pocket expenses/Day

37,000 (23,000, 59,000)

24,000 (20,000, 33,000)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. KRW is used as the cost unit. The results are presented as median values
  2. aP-values are calculated using the Mann–Whitney U-test
  3. bAdjusted p-values were calculated using a rank ANCOVA adjusted for pain grade