Clinical cancer advances 2008: major research advances in cancer treatment, prevention, and screening—a report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

E Winer, J Gralow, L Diller, B Karlan… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
A MESSAGE FROM ASCO'S PRESIDENT Nearly 40 years ago, President Richard Nixon
signed the National Cancer Act, mobilizing the country's resources to make the “conquest of …

Planning for the post-COVID syndrome: how payers can mitigate long-term complications of the pandemic

DH Jiang, RG McCoy - Journal of general internal medicine, 2020 - Springer
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, payers across the USA have stepped up to
alleviate patients' financial burden by waiving cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and …

High-deductible health plans reduce health care cost and utilization, including use of needed preventive services

R Agarwal, O Mazurenko, N Menachemi - Health Affairs, 2017 - healthaffairs.org
Enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) has greatly increased in recent years.
Policy makers and other stakeholders need the best available evidence about how these …

Consumer‐directed health plans: a review of the evidence

MK Bundorf - Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The number of people enrolled in consumer‐directed health plans (CDHPs) has increased
dramatically over the last decade. We review the empirical literature on the effects of …

Vulnerable and less vulnerable women in high-deductible health plans experienced delayed breast cancer care

JF Wharam, F Zhang, J Wallace, C Lu, C Earle… - Health …, 2019 - healthaffairs.org
The effects of high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) on breast cancer diagnosis and
treatment among vulnerable populations are unknown. We examined time to first breast …

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment after high-deductible insurance enrollment

JF Wharam, F Zhang, CY Lu, AK Wagner… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) require substantial out-of-pocket spending
and might delay crucial health services. Breast cancer treatment delays of as little as 2 …

The lack of paid sick leave as a barrier to cancer screening and medical care-seeking: results from the National Health Interview Survey

LA Peipins, A Soman, Z Berkowitz, MC White - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background Preventive health care services, such as cancer screening can be particularly
vulnerable to a lack of paid leave from work since care is not being sought for illness or …

Delayed and forgone care for families with chronic conditions in high-deductible health plans

AA Galbraith, SB Soumerai, D Ross-Degnan… - Journal of general …, 2012 - Springer
Background High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) are an increasingly common strategy to
contain health care costs. Individuals with chronic conditions are at particular risk for …

Small decline in low-value back imaging associated with the 'choosing Wisely'Campaign, 2012–14

AS Hong, D Ross-Degnan, F Zhang, JF Wharam - Health Affairs, 2017 - healthaffairs.org
Choosing Wisely was launched by the American Board of Internal Medicine in April 2012 as
a patient-and clinician-targeted campaign to reduce potentially unnecessary “low-value” …

In consumer-directed health plans, a majority of patients were unaware of free or low-cost preventive care

ME Reed, I Graetz, V Fung, JP Newhouse, J Hsu - Health Affairs, 2012 - healthaffairs.org
Consumer-directed health plans are plans with high deductibles that typically require
patients to bear no out-of-pocket costs for preventive care, such as annual physicals or …