Abstract
Healthcare spending is concentrated, with a minority of the population accounting for the majority of healthcare costs. The authors modelled the impact of high resource user (HRU) prevention strategies within five years using the validated High Resource User Population Risk Tool. The authors estimated 758,000 new HRUs in Ontario from 2013-2014 to 2018-2019, resulting in $16.20 billion in healthcare costs (Canadian dollars 2016). The prevention approach that had the largest reduction in HRUs was targeting health-risk behaviours. This study demonstrates the use of a policy tool by decision makers to support prevention approaches that consider the impact on HRUs and estimated healthcare costs.
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