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1. Introduction
Getting Started
2. Define Key Program Features
Required Information
3. Review/Edit Program Features & Data (Optional)
Population
Participants
Baseline
Program Impact
Program Cost
4. Review Results
Results
5. Resources
User's Guide
Technical Guide
How the Model Works
Default Values

Assumptions

Your (or default) selections are in bold

Insurance: Medicaid

Geographic Location: Nation

Age Group: Adults and Children

Severity: All asthma

Study Design: Randomized controlled studies

Costs Included: Asthma Treatment

Cost Perspective: Program / plan & patient

Types of Savings: Savings and Productivity

Estimated persons with asthma: 3,816,893

Percent who will participate: 25.0%

Estimated program participants: 954,223

Annual program cost per participant: $421.86

Years the program operates: 5

Program phase-in period (years): 2

Discount rate for NPV and ROI: 3.0%

Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator

Results

This page summarizes the forecasted potential savings (or additional costs) for the asthma program. Current selections for the model are shown in the left column, below the navigation menu. You may toggle between presenting costs/savings per participant or for all participants in the program. You may also view detailed results. For a general discussion of results, visit our User's Guide page.

This page shows the impact of the asthma program and summarizes the assumptions you made in the calculator.

Averages or Totals?

 
Health Care
Health Care Savings per Participant: $42.60
Emergency department visits: 14.7%
Hospital confinements: 924.9%
Outpatient visits: 37.6%
Asthma-specific ancillary services: 177.6%
Asthma medications: -1,054.7%

 

 100.0%
Cost
Total Program Cost per Participant
over Years the Program Operates:		 $1,932
Productivity
Productivity Gain per Participant: $1,813
Productivity for adults: 75.5%
Productivity for children: 24.5%

 

 100.0%
Overall Impact of Program
Net Present Value (NPV): -$76
Return On Investment (ROI): $.96
Break-Even Program Impact: -13.0%
Break-Even Program Cost: $405.23
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