Out-of-pocket costs exceed what many insured cancer patients expect to pay

(Duke University Medical Center) A third of insured people with cancer end up paying more out-of-pocket than they expected, despite having health coverage, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have found. The data showed that costs such as copays and deductibles could lead to financial distress among insured patients of all income levels and with all stages of cancer. Findings will be published Aug. 10 in the journal JAMA Oncology.

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