民間保険の男性における予想される自費費用と前立腺がん管理
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まとめ
この要約は機械生成です。前立腺がんの男性では,自費の費用は異なるが,即時の治療と保守的な治療の決定に大きな影響を与えない. 経済的責任は治療の選択に 弾力がないように見える.
科学分野
- 腫瘍学
- 健康 経済
- 医療サービス研究
背景
- 前立腺がんを新たに診断された患者は 即効治療と保守的な治療のどちらかを選択します
- 管理戦略によって,自費コストは大きく異なります.
- 予想される患者の費用は 治療決定に影響を及ぼします
研究 の 目的
- 前立腺がんと診断された 新規保険の男性にかかる費用の見積もり
- 予測される患者費用と,即時の治療と,保守的な治療の選択の関連性を測定する.
主な方法
- 前立腺がんの男性に対するMarketScanデータ (2010-2020年) を利用した.
- 骨髄矯正手術の患者から得られたコスト予測係数
- 前立腺がん患者の自費費用を推定するために係数を適用し,治療選択を評価するためにロジスティック回帰を使用しました.
主要な成果
- 5万8206人の前立腺がんを 特定しました
- 12%はポケットコストがゼロと予想され,他の場合の平均コストは350ドルでした.
- 調整された即時治療率は,コスト四分位数全体で77.8%から78.6%の狭い範囲でした.
結論
- 前立腺がんの治療費の予測は 商業的に保険されている男性によって大きく異なります
- 治療の選択 (即時 vs 保守的) は,予想される患者の財務責任に無関心であるようです.
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