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.
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.
P < .001.
P < .01.
Financial burden = OOP expenditures/total household income.
P < .05.