Table 1:

Inputs used to calculate the costs associated with implementing medical assistance in dying in Canada

Input*Cost, $
Low-cost scenario
Primary care physician assessment77.20
Primary care physician follow-up visit38.35
Medications25.40
Pharmacist time30.00
Completion of death certificate20.60
Total for completed case268.75
Total for assessed case154.40
High-cost scenario
Internal medicine specialist assessment157.00
Internal medicine follow-up visit61.25
Medications326.00
Pharmacist time30.00
Completion of death certificate20.60
Total for completed case751.85
Total for assessed case314.00

  • ↵* Costs based on Ontario Schedule of Benefits, (15) with the exception of medication costs, which are based on Alberta protocols. (16)