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Percentage of Seniors on Public Drug Programs With Accepted Claims

This indicator provides the rate of seniors who have submitted claims that have been accepted by public drug programs.

This indicator is interpreted as the rate of seniors who use public drug programs to receive drug coverage.

Data updated:
Data availability: to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon
Reporting level
Province/Territory
Calculation

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

Denominator

Total population of seniors

Numerator

Total number of seniors with at least one claim accepted by a public drug program

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Name

Percentage of Seniors on Public Drug Programs With Accepted Claims

Short/Other Names

Not applicable

Description

The rate of seniors who have submitted claims that have been accepted by public drug programs

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).

Interpretation

This indicator is interpreted as the rate of seniors who use public drug programs to receive drug coverage.

HSP Framework Dimension

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Areas of Need

Not applicable

Targets/Benchmarks

Not applicable

Available Data Years

to (calendar years)

Geographic Coverage

  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • New Brunswick
  • Nova Scotia
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Yukon

Reporting Level/Disaggregation

  • Province/Territory

Indicator Results


 

Update Frequency

Whenever required for analytical product or data request

Latest Results Update Date

Updates

Not applicable

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

Type of Measurement

Percentage or proportion

Denominator

Description:

Total population of seniors

Inclusions:

All seniors (age 65 and older)

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

Inclusions:

All seniors (age 65 and older)

Exclusions:

All non-seniors (age younger than 65)

Method of Adjustment

Direct standardization

Standard Population:
Canadian seniors population (Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM table)

Adjustment Applied

Age-sex-adjusted

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

Data Sources

  • NPDUIS Database

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.

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

Comments

Not applicable

References

Not applicable

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Information. Percentage of Seniors on Public Drug Programs With Accepted Claims. Accessed January 4, 2025.

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