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Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs for US Patients

Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs for US Patients News & Analysis News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs nance period and $4271 at the end of life. for US Patients Costs also varied by cancer site. For ex- US patients paid an estimated $16.2 billion ample, patients aged 65 years or older with in out-of-pocket cancer care costs and chronic myeloid leukemia had initial out-of- lost nearly $5 billion in time costs in 2019, pocket costs of more than $4000 and on- according to an annual report from re- going annual costs exceeding $3000, while searchers at the CDC, National Cancer Insti- similarly aged patients with breast cancer tute, American Cancer Society, and the had initial out-of-pocket costs of $2400 and North American Association of Central Can- $550 in ongoing costs. cer Registries. “As the costs of cancer treatment con- Analyses in the report show that during tinue to rise, greater attention to address- the first year after a cancer diagnosis, ing patient medical financial hardship, in- Steve Gschmeissner/sciencesource.com patients aged 65 years or older shoulder an cluding difficulty paying medical bills, high average of $2700 in both out-of-pocket levels of financial distress, and delaying care and lost time costs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs for US Patients

Kuehn, Bridget M.
JAMA , Volume 326 (22) – Dec 14, 2021
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Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs for US Patients

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News & Analysis News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs nance period and $4271 at the end of life. for US Patients Costs also varied by cancer site. For ex- US patients paid an estimated $16.2 billion ample, patients aged 65 years or older with in out-of-pocket cancer care costs and chronic myeloid leukemia had initial out-of- lost nearly $5 billion in time costs in 2019, pocket costs of more than $4000 and on- according to an annual...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2021 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.2021.21119
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Abstract

News & Analysis News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Care Creates Substantial Costs nance period and $4271 at the end of life. for US Patients Costs also varied by cancer site. For ex- US patients paid an estimated $16.2 billion ample, patients aged 65 years or older with in out-of-pocket cancer care costs and chronic myeloid leukemia had initial out-of- lost nearly $5 billion in time costs in 2019, pocket costs of more than $4000 and on- according to an annual report from re- going annual costs exceeding $3000, while searchers at the CDC, National Cancer Insti- similarly aged patients with breast cancer tute, American Cancer Society, and the had initial out-of-pocket costs of $2400 and North American Association of Central Can- $550 in ongoing costs. cer Registries. “As the costs of cancer treatment con- Analyses in the report show that during tinue to rise, greater attention to address- the first year after a cancer diagnosis, ing patient medical financial hardship, in- Steve Gschmeissner/sciencesource.com patients aged 65 years or older shoulder an cluding difficulty paying medical bills, high average of $2700 in both out-of-pocket levels of financial distress, and delaying care and lost time costs.

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Published: Dec 14, 2021

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