Catastrophic health expenditures, insurance churn, and non-employment among gynecologic cancer patients in the United States

In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the financial burden of severe illness, including associations with higher rates of non-employment, uninsurance and catastrophic out-of-pocket health spending. Gynecologic cancer patients often require expensive and prolonged treatments, potentially disrupting employment and insurance coverage access, and putting patients and their families at risk for catastrophic health expenditures.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - September 28, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Benjamin B. Albright, Roni Nitecki, Fumiko Chino, Junzo P. Chino, Laura J. Havrilesky, Emeline M. Aviki, Haley A. Moss Tags: Original Research: Gynecology Source Type: research