TY - JOUR
T1 - Costs of breast cancer care in Mexico
T2 - Analysis of two insurance coverage scenarios
AU - González-Robledo, María Cecilia
AU - Wong, Rebeca
AU - Ornelas, Héctor Arreola
AU - Knaul, Felicia Marie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/10/28
Y1 - 2015/10/28
N2 - Background: Breast cancer (BC) is a major cause of disease and death worldwide. In addition to its contribution to mortality and disability, it is a major economic burden both public and private. Objective: To estimate the average direct medical cost/year of care for the diagnosis and treatment of BC in two coverage scenarios in Mexico: What is 'ideal' based on service usage patterns according to international guidelines and what is 'current' using the service usage patterns of suppliers in Mexico. Material and Methods: The pattern and intensity of use of procedures for the care of BC in the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) for 2009 were identified and prices were associated using the guidelines from the System of Social Protection in Health (SPSS) and the IMSS for the current scenario and the ideal scenario, international patterns (Breast Health Global Initiative BHGI after its acronym in English) were used and prices were associated from the SPSS guidelines. Results: The annual average direct medical cost per patient in the 'current' scenario was 8557 US$, while the cost in the 'ideal' scenario was 4554 US$. There are differences in costs between 'what we do' and 'what should be done', due to differences in the implementation of the interventions for the treatment of the different stages of the disease. A proportional increase in the average cost was also identified as the diagnosis stage advanced (from I to III). Conclusions: Given that in Mexico there is universal insurance coverage for the treatment of BC, it is necessary to use economic resources more efficiently. It is necessary to continue to examine this topic in more depth and the next step will be to assess the effectiveness of both scenarios in order to provide enough evidence for the decision-making process.
AB - Background: Breast cancer (BC) is a major cause of disease and death worldwide. In addition to its contribution to mortality and disability, it is a major economic burden both public and private. Objective: To estimate the average direct medical cost/year of care for the diagnosis and treatment of BC in two coverage scenarios in Mexico: What is 'ideal' based on service usage patterns according to international guidelines and what is 'current' using the service usage patterns of suppliers in Mexico. Material and Methods: The pattern and intensity of use of procedures for the care of BC in the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) for 2009 were identified and prices were associated using the guidelines from the System of Social Protection in Health (SPSS) and the IMSS for the current scenario and the ideal scenario, international patterns (Breast Health Global Initiative BHGI after its acronym in English) were used and prices were associated from the SPSS guidelines. Results: The annual average direct medical cost per patient in the 'current' scenario was 8557 US$, while the cost in the 'ideal' scenario was 4554 US$. There are differences in costs between 'what we do' and 'what should be done', due to differences in the implementation of the interventions for the treatment of the different stages of the disease. A proportional increase in the average cost was also identified as the diagnosis stage advanced (from I to III). Conclusions: Given that in Mexico there is universal insurance coverage for the treatment of BC, it is necessary to use economic resources more efficiently. It is necessary to continue to examine this topic in more depth and the next step will be to assess the effectiveness of both scenarios in order to provide enough evidence for the decision-making process.
KW - Breast neoplasms
KW - Direct service costs
KW - Health financing
KW - Mexico
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U2 - 10.3332/ecancer.2015.587
DO - 10.3332/ecancer.2015.587
M3 - Article
C2 - 26557885
AN - SCOPUS:84960464939
SN - 1754-6605
VL - 9
JO - ecancermedicalscience
JF - ecancermedicalscience
M1 - 587
ER -