Inventarisatie van het gebruik en de kosten van zorg voor astma en COPD in Nederland

This report presents information on health care utilisation and health care related costs for asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the Netherlands. Furthermore, projections of future costs are given. Total costs for treating asthma in 2000 were estimated at 141 million euro, 67 million for men and 74 million for women. About 53% of these total costs concerned costs for medication. Costs per patient came to approximately 315 euro. Projections of these costs into the future showed that, assuming constant treatment patterns and costs, the total costs for asthma were projected to increase to 170-180 million euro in 2025. When trends in costs per person were included, the projections resulted in a higher cost increase to about 460-500 million euro. Total costs for treating COPD in 2000 were estimated at 280 million euro, 161 million for men and 119 million for women. Main cost drivers were hospitalizations (27%), medication (22%), and homecare (19%). Costs per patient were about 915 euro. Total costs per severity stage were estimated for mild, moderate, severe and very severe COPD at about 23, 104, 99, and 55 million euro, respectively. Projections of these costs into the future showed that, assuming constant treatment patterns and costs, the total costs for COPD were projected to increase to 440-495 million euro. When trends in costs per person were included, the projections resulted in an even higher cost increase to about 1000-1100 million euro. The increase in costs for COPD was higher than that for asthma