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. 2017 Jun 8;3(6):757–765. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4865

Table 3. Adjusted Level of OOP Expenditures and Financial Burden in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer.

Characteristic Mean Median 90th Percentile
OOP expenditures, $a
Medicaid [reference] 2116 1123 7860
Veterans Health Administration 2367b 1265b 8008
Medicare HMO 5976b 3052b 10 761
Employer-sponsored insurance 5492b 2663c 11 437
Medigap 5670b 3122b 11 755
None 8115b 3743b 17 866c
Financial burden, %d
Medicaid [reference] 8.5 2.2 24.3
Veterans Health Administration 5.4e 3.8 27.8
Medicare HMO 13.2e 8.0b 35.7
Employer-sponsored insurance 12.6e 6.3c 37.2
Medigap 14.1c 8.0b 38.8
None 23.7b 11.3b 63.1c

Abbreviations: HMO, health maintenance organization; OOP, out-of-pocket.

a

Values represent estimates from multivariable generalized linear regression or quantile regression models. Regression models were adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, educational level, marital status, geographic region, self-assessed health, comorbidities, smoking status, baseline wealth quartile (only for OOP expenditures), and survey wave.

b

P < .001.

c

P < .01.

d

Financial burden = OOP expenditures/total household income.

e

P < .05.