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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Dec 27;160(3):793–799. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.12.015

Table 2.

Differences in total and patient out-of-pocket costs for 30-day supply of PARP inhibitor among ovarian cancer patients based on insurance characteristics

n (%) Total cost (median) Total cost (IQR) p-value Patient out-of-pocket cost (median) Patient out-of-pocket cost (IQR) p-value
Marketscan cohort (n=570) a
High deductible health plan 35 (6.1) $13,875 $13,307-$14,839 0.01 $0 $0-$588 0.87
No high deductible health plan 535 (93.9) $13,315 $11,948-14,237 $45 $0-$121
SEER-Medicare Part D cohort (n=209) b
Dual Medicaid-eligibility prescription coveragec 50 (23.9) $12,663 $12,450-$13,227 0.57 $1 $0-$2 <0.01
No dual Medicaid-eligibility prescription coverage 159 (76.1) $12,860 $11,470-$13,157 $911 $44-$1,513
SEER-Medicare Part D cohort (n=159) c
Any PARP inhibitor prescription in catastrophic phase 99 (62.3) $12,812 $11,209-$13,101 0.25 $1,021 $637-$1,438 0.19
No PARP inhibitor prescription in catastrophic phase 60 (37.7) $12,862 $12,104-$13,376 $84 $23-$2,733

IQR=interquartile range

a

Patients with high-deductible plan in some months during use of PARP inhibitor and patients with missing insurance type were excluded.

b

Patients with Medicaid supplemental in some months during use of PARP inhibitor were excluded.

c

Only one patient was a Low-Income Subsidy Medicare beneficiary.

d

Patients with any Medicaid supplemental insurance were excluded.