Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
Ars Technica • • health
Key Points:
- A study published in JAMA Network Open found that cancer patients with high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) faced significantly worse overall and cancer-specific survival rates compared to those with standard insurance plans.
- The research showed cancer patients on HDHPs had a 46% higher risk of death overall and a 34% higher risk of cancer-specific death, highlighting the dangers of delaying or avoiding care due to high out-of-pocket costs.
- The study used data from over 147,000 people, including nearly 9,800 cancer patients, and found that having a health savings account (HSA) did not mitigate the negative survival impact for those on HDHPs.
- People without cancer on HDHPs did not show lower
