Table 3 Comparison with other estimates and actual expenditure

Current study

Ong et al. [26]

Gador Whyte [33] Cost @ Min cost per CKD patient $4062 pa

Zhao [11] Top Down Estimate per Consultation GP (inflation calculator applied to 2003/04 estimate)

Zhao [11] Category 2 Single established disease, existing case (inflation calculator applied to 2003/04 $700)

AIHW [39] expenditure levels per episode of care for residents of remote and very remote areas

Productivity Commission [27] - cost of community health services for Indigenous Australians during 2012/13 in the Northern Territory (inflation adjusted to 2013/14)

Productivity Commission [27]- cost of community health services for Indigenous Australians real inflation adjusted average over 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2012/13 for the Northern Territory. (inflation adjusted to 2013/14)

Evaluation of the Child Health Check Initiative and the Expanding Health Service Delivery Initiative [24] 2009–10 Average per capita EHSDI benchmark (across 10 remote sites) inflation adjusted to 2013/14