Plan claim expenditure data from British Columbia's PharmaCare program covers April 2004 through March 2011. The dataset consolidates information from Tables B through H of the 'PharmaCare Trends 2010-11' document. It was published by the Government of British Columbia.
Use Cases
- Analyze expenditure trends by plan type based on the 'Plan Claim Expenditures' consolidation.
- Compare year-over-year changes in pharmaceutical spending based on the 2004-2011 time range.
- Model healthcare budget allocations based on historical claim expenditure data.
- Assess the impact of different government health plans based on the plan-specific data mentioned.
Strengths
- Data covers a 7-year period from April 2004 to March 2011.
- Consolidated from official 'PharmaCare Trends' document tables.
- Published by the Government of British Columbia, an authoritative source.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-04-17.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Consolidation of Plan Claim Expenditures information from Tables B through H of 'PharmaCare Trends 2010-11'.
- Time Range
- April 2004 to March 2011
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada