High-Deductible Health Plans and Mortality Among Cancer Survivors

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Authors

Justin M. Barnes · Mayo Clinic

Ashish Gupta · University of Minnesota

Meera Vimala Ragavan · Kaiser Permanente

Pauline Joy F. Santos · Emory University

September Wallingford · Right to Care

Fumiko Chino · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study of nationwide population-based data, HDHPs were associated with worse OS and CSS among cancer survivors. However, HDHPs were not associated with mortality in adults without history of cancer. These data suggest that insurance coverage that financially discourages medical care may financially discourage necessary care and ultimately worsen cancer outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Healthcare Policy and Management Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. e2556451-e2556451

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.56451

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