A cancer diagnosis increases the monthly out-packet cost of privately insured patients, which increases as the disease progresses, new research shows.
Recently after a diagnosis, out-of-packet cost increased for six months, $ 592.53 per month, according to recent Report Published in Jama Open Network.
The study underlines financial tolls. A cancer diagnosis can take on individuals, even for those who are insured, but not yet eligible for medicare. While cancer strikes later in life, when most patients are receiving medicare benefits in treatment, a cancer diagnosis can cause improper financial burden on young people with private insurance, found in the report.
Out-off-packet cost policy highlights the need for reform, the report states.
The report stated that research has underlined the need for policies such as sick leaves that address both insurance continuity and financial assistance, especially for patients with more advanced cancer, “reported in the report.
Out-off-pocket costs increased, based on the progression of a patient’s cancer, found in analysis.
Patients with stage 0 cancer saw an increase in their cost to $ 462 per month compared to non-cancer patients, while Stage 4 Cancer gave private insurance people with an additional $ 719.97 additional $ 719.97 per month out of pocket cost. As the disease increases, the cost increases as patients usually require more treatment during post -cancer stages, causing maximum medical expenditure.
The report stated, “This result seems straightforward; The latter stage disease is associated with more intensive workups and treatment that can run high therapy expenses,” the report states.
Researchers analyzed the records of medical claims from monitoring, epidemiology, and final result (SEER) Cancer Registry, which compared the out-of-packet costs of privately insured below 65 years of age, which were diagnosed with cancer without cancer, colorectal and lung cancer.
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