Differences in medical costs among urban lung cancer patients with different health insurance schemes: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health insurance plays a significant role in reducing the financial burden for lung cancer patients. However, limited research exists regarding the differences in medical costs for lung cancer patients with different insurance schemes across different cities. We aimed to assess disparities in lung cancer patients' costs by insurance type and city-specific insurance type.

Methods

Claim data of China Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) and Urban Residents' Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) between 2010 and 2016 were employed to investigate differences in medical costs. This study primarily applied descriptive analysis and a generalized linear model with a gamma distribution and a log link.

Results

In total, 92,856 lung cancer patients with inpatien

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9077891 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature