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 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
Comments
Not applicable