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Health insurance and financial hardship in cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Courtney P Williams
  • Gabrielle B Rocque
  • Nicole E Caston
  • Kathleen D Gallagher
  • Rebekah S M Angove
  • Eric Anderson
  • Janet S de Moor
  • Michael T Halpern
  • Anaeze C Offodile II
  • Risha Gidwani

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Uninsured or underinsured individuals with cancer are likely to experience financial hardship, including forgoing healthcare or non-healthcare needs such as food, housing, or utilities. This study evaluates the association between health insurance coverage and financial hardship among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional analysis used Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) survey data from May to July 2020. Cancer survivors who previously received case management or financial aid from PAF self-reported challenges paying for healthcare and non-healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Associations between insurance coverage and payment challenges were estimated using Poisson regression with robust standard errors, which allowed for estimation of adjusted relative risks (aRR). Of 1,437 respondents, 74% had annual household incomes

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  • Courtney P Williams & Gabrielle B Rocque & Nicole E Caston & Kathleen D Gallagher & Rebekah S M Angove & Eric Anderson & Janet S de Moor & Michael T Halpern & Anaeze C Offodile II & Risha Gidwani, 2022. "Health insurance and financial hardship in cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(8), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0272740
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272740
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