Health insurance and financial hardship in cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Courtney P Williams, Gabrielle B Rocque, Nicole E Caston, Kathleen D Gallagher, Rebekah S M Angove, Eric Anderson, Janet S de Moor, Michael T Halpern, Anaeze C Offodile and Risha Gidwani

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-9

Abstract: Uninsured or underinsured individuals with cancer are likely to experience financial hardship, including forgoing healthcare or non-healthcare needs such as food, housing, or utilities. This study evaluates the association between health insurance coverage and financial hardship among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional analysis used Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) survey data from May to July 2020. Cancer survivors who previously received case management or financial aid from PAF self-reported challenges paying for healthcare and non-healthcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Associations between insurance coverage and payment challenges were estimated using Poisson regression with robust standard errors, which allowed for estimation of adjusted relative risks (aRR). Of 1,437 respondents, 74% had annual household incomes

Date: 2022
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