Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance Plan Policies and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Many short-term limited duration (STLD) insurance plans do not cover essential health benefits, such as cancer screenings, potentially delaying diagnoses. In October 2018, federal regulations loosened restrictions on STLD plans by extending the allowable duration from 3 months to 36 months. States expanded, restricted, or eliminated the sale or terms of STLD plans, both prior to 2018 and afterwards. The association of state-level policies and late-stage cancer diagnosis is largely undocumented.

Objective

To examine associations of state-level policies regarding STLD plans and late-stage cancer diagnosis before and after the 2018 federal rule.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included adults aged 18 to 64 years newly diagnosed wit

SUBMITTER: Yang NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920836 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature