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Table 2 Average (per person) expenditure* across health care service types for the weighted CCHS sample

From: High-cost health care users in Ontario, Canada: demographic, socio-economic, and health status characteristics

Service type

Overall (95% CI)

Top 1% $CAD (95% CI)

Top 2 - 5% $CAD (95% CI)

Top 6 - 50% $CAD (95% CI)

Bottom 50% $CAD (95% CI)

Acute hospital care

$ 584 (542 - 627)

$ 28,830 (25,620 - 32,040)

$ 5,382 (5,185 - 5,578)

$ 180 (167 - 192)

$ 0 --

Physician services

$ 639 (627 - 650)

$ 6,374 (5,920 - 6,827)

$ 2,995 (2,904 - 3,088)

$ 874 (863 - 885)

$ 124 (121 - 126)

Ontario drug Benefit (ODB) †

$ 309 (298 - 319)

$ 3,803 (3,179 - 4,428)

$ 2,214 (2,071 - 2,357)

$ 403 (391 - 415)

$ 1 (1 - 2)

Home care

$ 107 (98 - 117)

$ 3,910 (3,261 - 4,560)

$ 1,337 (1,192 - 1,482)

$ 32 (29 - 36)

$ 0 --

Emergency Dpt.

$ 91 (89 - 94)

$ 1,271 (1255 - 1,387)

$ 584 (556 - 612)

$ 111 (107 - 114)

$11 (10 - 12)

Day surgery

$ 95 (91 - 99)

$ 744 (554 - 934)

$ 570 (523 - 618)

$ 143 (137 - 149)

$ 0 --

Complex continuing care

$ 32 (21 - 44)

$ 3,007 (1,848 - 4,167)

$ 54 (30 - 78)

$ 0 --

$ 0 --

Rehabilitation

$ 36 (27 - 44)

$ 2,967 (2,156 - 3,779)

$ 150 (107 - 193)

$ 0 --

$ 0 --

Long-term care

$27 (21 - 32)

$2,172 (1,627 - 2,717)

$123 (84 - 162)

$0 (0 - 1)

$0 --

Non-Physician Services ‡

$ 15 (15 - 16)

$ 70 (51 - 88)

$ 42 (35 - 48)

$ 22 (21 - 24)

$ 6 (6 - 6)

All services

$ 1,935 (1,872 - 1,997)

$ 53,150 (49,518 - 56,783)

$ 13,450 (13,234 - 13,666)

$ 1,765 (1,741 - 1,790)

$ 142 (140 - 144)

  1. *Expenditure ($CAD) calculated for the year following CCHS interview. †Individuals eligible for ODB: Ontarians 65 years of age and older, those receiving Ontario Works (a financial assistance program), on the Ontario Disability Support Program, live in LTC, etc. ‡Non-Physician services include optometrists, physiotherapists, etc. for covered individuals (Ontarians 65 years or age or older, those with specific chronic diseases, and those in specific government assistance programs).