This cross-sectional study assesses out-of-pocket costs and total payments for 5 types of common oncologic procedures that can be performed using an open
Out-of-pocket spendingHigh-deductible health plansInsurance coverageAffordabilityPurpose High-deductible health plan (HDHP) enrollment is expanding rapidly and might substantially increase out-of-pocket (OOP) payment burden. We examined trends in total and OOP health service expenditures overall and by ...
Countries rely on out-of-pocket (OOP) spending to different degrees and employ varying techniques. The article examines trends in OOP spending in ten high-income countries since 2000, and analyzes their relationship to self-assessed barriers to accessing health care services. The countries are Austr...
Annual out-of-pocket expenditures and financial hardship among cancer survivors aged 18-64 years: United States, 2011-2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68(22):494-499. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6822a2PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 27. Lentz R, Benson AB III...
Tags:coinsurance,deductible,insurance copay,insurance out of pocket expense Posted byVictoria Troupe Victoria is currently a marketing specialist with Envisage International. She has had the opportunity to live and study around the world, including Germany, Poland, and China. A native of Wyoming, Vic...
Of the insurance plans studied, high-deductible health plans had the highest median OOP costs. OOP costs were lower for procedures performed in ASCs than in hospital-based outpatient departments (USD 645 [IQR USD 114 to 1447] versus USD 681 [IQR USD 64 to 1683], difference of medians USD...
Up until a couple of ago, these “push presents,”–so named since they are tokens of appreciation for labor–were news to all of us. All I got while i delivered my son might have been.my son. Not to state that I’m not immensely grateful; he’s my pride and joy. But a nice ...
If your dentist charges $100 for semiannual visits and $50 for annual X-rays (totaling $250 for the year), you may wish to skip paying for the insurance, as your out-of-pocket costs for these preventative services will likely be lower than the cost of insurance. Short-term and long-...
Ben Roethlisberger may not even seem to be aware of it when he's sacked, but five sacks by Denver ruined Pittsburgh's already-shaky offensive stats: The Steelers averaged an anemic 4.6 yards per passing play, versus 8.6 for the hosts. The Steelers snuck in one sweet play, a rare tight...
Systematic Review The Out-of-Pocket Cost Burden of Cancer Care—A Systematic Literature Review Nicolas Iragorri 1,2,*, Claire de Oliveira 1,2,3,4 , Natalie Fitzgerald 2 and Beverley Essue 1,2 1 Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, ...