Health insurance as a moderator in the relationship between financial toxicity and medical cost-coping behaviors: Evidence from patients with lung cancer in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the relationship between financial toxicity and medical cost-coping behaviors (MCCB) in Chinese patients with lung cancer, with a particular focus on the moderating role of health insurance.

Methods

We surveyed 218 patients with lung cancer and assessed their Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) and self-reported MCCB. Patients were categorized into Urban Employee's Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) group and Urban-Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance Scheme (URRBMI) groups by their medical insurance, and matched for socioeconomic, demographic, and disease characteristics via propensity score.

Results

Significant different characteristics were noted between UEBMI patients and URRBMI patients. Patients with UEBMI had highe

SUBMITTER: Cui Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807627 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature