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Table 2 Summary statistics for fertility treatments, Medicare Australia data, 2007-2011

From: A reduction in public funding for fertility treatment - an econometric analysis of access to treatment and savings to government

	2007 Q1 to 2009 Q4					2010 Q1 to 2011Q2
	Pre EMSNCap					Post EMSNCap
Fresh Cycles	Obs	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Obs	Mean	SD	Min	Max
No of Patients	84	1166	265	781	2130	35	1117	237	750	1831
Number of Cycles	84	1249	278	810	2241	35	1137	237	751	1856
Average provider fees	84	7393	475	6182	8187	42	7664	172	7355	8014
Average Medicare benefits	84	5333	548	4101	6244	42	5016	189	4744	5421
Average out-of- pockets	84	2059	188	1671	2551	42	2648	82	2525	2909
Frozen Cycles	Obs	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Obs	Mean	SD	Min	Max
No of Patients	84	594	147	337	1074	35	654	140	428	1040
Number of Services	84	696	178	383	1248	35	772	171	496	1255
Average Fees	84	2097	106	1827	2373	42	2367	89	2208	2731
Average Benefits	84	1447	153	1121	1756	42	1323	71	1210	1427
Average OOP	84	650	94	483	858	42	1044	95	935	1317
IUI Cycles	Obs	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Obs	Mean	SD	Min	Max
No of Patients	84	264	155	84	674	35	265	136	119	641
Number of Services	84	394	229	127	1015	35	370	193	158	923
Average Fees	84	1381	159	1102	1786	42	1195	66	1064	1386
Average Benefits	84	1007	151	731	1372	42	542	21	505	580
Average OOP	84	374	59	292	547	42	653	62	546	849

All dollar figures in constant 2010 Australian dollars. Cycle costs do not include pharmaceuticals and hormones. OOP denotes patient out-of-pocket expenses.

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