What does COI stand for?

PPCs cover the cost of unlimited prescriptions within a set period and lighten the financial cost of illness.

It enabled us to measure the cost of illness and man-days loss, wage loss, cost of medicine and cost of hospitalisation due to air pollution.

Interesting points that emerged from the survey were: The unpredictable cost of illness and healthcare is by far the biggest fear.

The chart (at right) suggests that the indirect costs (presenteeism, absenteeism, and short-term and long-term disability) could amount to about 75 percent of the total cost of illness borne by employers, while the direct medical and pharmacy costs are about a quarter of the total.

Health benefits often pay part or all of the cost of cancer screenings because the real cost of illness lies in treatment, not prevention.

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cost of Illness for Selected Diseases, 2000; http://www.

In Volume Two of the recent study on the state of Canada's health care system, the Committee reported that the economic burden of mental health problems and illnesses was found to: * cost approximately $14 billion annually, * be the seventh highest among all diseases in terms of the overall cost of illness, * be the second-leading cause of hospital use among those aged 20 to 44, a period of life normally associated with high productivity.

Section I provides an in-depth comparison between WTP approach and the cost of illness (COI) approach.