Out-of-pocket medical expenses compared across five years for patients with one of five common cancers in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient medical out-of-pocket expenses are thought to be rising worldwide yet data describing trends over time is scant. We evaluated trends of out-of-pocket expenses for patients in Australia with one of five major cancers in the first-year after diagnosis.

Methods

Participants from the QSKIN Sun and Health prospective cohort Study with a histologically confirmed breast, colorectal, lung, melanoma, or prostate cancer diagnosed between 2011 and 2015 were included (n = 1965). Medicare claims data on out-of-pocket expenses were analysed using a two-part model adjusted for year of diagnosis, health insurance status, age and education level. Fisher price and quantity indexes were also calculated to assess prices and volumes separately.

Results

On average, patie

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Acevedo AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8466922 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature