"Identifying Information: Name","Percentage of Seniors on Public Drug Programs With Accepted Claims"
"Identifying Information: Short/Other Names","Not applicable"
"Identifying Information: Description","The rate of seniors who have submitted claims that have been accepted by public drug programs"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Rationale","The rate of seniors who have claims accepted by public drug programs tells us a lot about public drug program design and eligibility. Jurisdictions with a high uptake rate tend to have a plan with a large population of coverage or low/no deductibles (where patients pay parts of every claim), while plans with a low uptake rate tend to have a small population of coverage or a deductible (seniors may choose coverage through a different source)."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Interpretation","This indicator is interpreted as the rate of seniors who use public drug programs to receive drug coverage."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: HSP Framework Dimension","ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ system innovation and learning capacity"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Areas of Need","Not applicable"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Targets/Benchmarks","Not applicable"
"Available Data Years","2000
 to 2016"
"Available Data Years: Type of Year",Calendar
"Availability of Results: Geographic Coverage","Newfoundland and Labrador"
"Reporting Level/Disaggregation",Province/Territory
"Result Updates: Indicator Results","Drug Use Among Seniors on Public Drug Programs in Canada
 "
"Update Frequency: Other frequency:","Whenever required for analytical product or data request"
"Result Updates: Latest Results Update Date","May 2018"
"Result Updates: Updates","Not applicable"
"Indicator Calculation: Description","The total number of seniors with at least one claim accepted by a public drug program divided by the total population of seniors

Unit of Analysis: Patients"
"Indicator Calculation: Type of Measurement","Percentage or proportion"
"Denominator: Description:","Total population of seniors"
"Denominator: Inclusions:","All seniors (age 65 and older)"
"Denominator: Exclusions:","All non-seniors (age younger than 65)"
"Numerator: Description:","Total number of seniors with at least one claim accepted by a public drug program"
"Numerator: Inclusions:","All seniors (age 65 and older)"
"Numerator: Exclusions:","All non-seniors (age younger than 65)"
"Method of Adjustment","Direct standardization"
"Method of Adjustment: Direct Standardization - Standard Population","Standard Population:
Canadian seniors population (Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM table)"
"Adjustment Applied",Age-sex-adjusted
"Indicator Calculation: Geographic Assignment","Place of residence"
"Data Sources","NPDUIS Database"
"Quality Statement: Caveats and Limitations","While the count of seniors with accepted claims is calculated over the entire year, the population of each jurisdiction is calculated at a specific time. Because of this, it is assumed that this indicator over-estimates the rate."
"Quality Statement: Trending Issues","All data is not available for all years:


	Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, New Brunswick: From January 2000
	Nova Scotia: From April 2001
	Prince Edward Island: From April 2004
	British Columbia: From January 2006
	Yukon: From January 2007
	Newfoundland and Labrador: From April 2008
	Ontario: From April 2010
	First Nations and Inuit ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Branch: From October 2010"
"Quality Statement: Comments","Not applicable"
References,"Not applicable"