Highest out-of-pocket cancer spending for Medicare patients without supplement
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Ensuring the financial security of elderly patients with cancer requires an understanding of which patients experience high out-of-pocket costs and which services contribute to these costs.
Average annual out-of-pocket expenses for all Health and Retirement Study participants were
The type, or lack, of supplementary insurance was associated with average annual out-of-pocket costs incurred after a cancer diagnosis, the authors report. Those survey participants with private supplemental insurance, without supplemental insurance or with
The average annual out-of-pocket costs following cancer diagnosis for
Hospitalizations were the primary reason for higher out-of-pocket costs, the report notes.
Limitations of the study include that out-of-pocket expenditures were self-reported by patients.
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