Table 2.

Enhanced Care Impact on Incremental Costs by Category and Year (n = 211)

CostsYear 1 Mean $ (95% CI)Year 2 Mean $ (95% CI)Total Mean $ (95% CI)
Note: Medication-adjusted costs refer to estimates of outpatient costs when fluoxetine, sertraline, and paroxetine become available for generic price of $.50 per dose.
CI = confidence interval.
Program158 (147 to 169)130 (120 to 140)288 (267 to 309)
Outpatient
    Nonadjusted410 (395 to 425)−142 (−162 to −122)268 (233 to 303)
    Medication adjusted225 (211 to 238)−188 (−203 to −173)37 (8 to 65)
Patient time and transportation107 (103 to 111)38 (34 to 42)145 (137 to 153)
Total
    Nonadjusted675 (645 to 705)26 (−8 to 60)701 (637 to 765)
    Medication adjusted490 (461 to 518)−20 (−49 to 9)470( 412 to 527)