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. 2006 Sep;4(5):399–402. doi: 10.1370/afm.574

Table 2.

Patient Visits for Which Physicians Reported Making a Change in Preferred Management Due to Insurance Issues and Which Included a Discussion of Insurance Issues

Change in Preferred Management Visits (n = 409) No. (%) Visits With Discussion of Insurance Issues No. (%)
Any change 99 (24.2) 62/99 (62.6)*
    Change in preventive service 23 ( 5.6) 13/23 (56.5)
    Change in diagnostic evaluation 50 (12.2) 28/50 (56.0)
    Change in therapeutic treatment 65 (15.9) 46/65 (70.8)
None 310 (75.8) 49/310 (15.8)*

2 = 82.436, P <.001.