2022
DOI: 10.1002/lio2.940
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Health insurance literacy among head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers: A cross‐sectional pilot study

Abstract: Objective Health insurance literacy interventions may reduce financial burden and its effects on cancer patients and their caregivers. However, little is known about the health insurance literacy levels of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients and their caregivers. We assessed the feasibility of screening for health insurance literacy in a pilot study and described the health insurance literacy levels of HNC patients and their caregivers. Methods We administered a survey that assessed demographics and subjective… Show more

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“…Recommended support included help finding formal financial support resources, filling out applications for financial support, and understanding billing and insurance coverage. These findings align with the literature that highlight the highly complex systems in place to access financial support/assistance as well as the issues understanding health insurance and costs reported by cancer patients and their caregivers 44–46 . However, unlike most cancer patients and their caregivers, caregivers in our sample were required to meet with social work at least once to discuss the financial impact of cancer—however, financial assistance resources are sometimes simply not available 47 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
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“…Recommended support included help finding formal financial support resources, filling out applications for financial support, and understanding billing and insurance coverage. These findings align with the literature that highlight the highly complex systems in place to access financial support/assistance as well as the issues understanding health insurance and costs reported by cancer patients and their caregivers 44–46 . However, unlike most cancer patients and their caregivers, caregivers in our sample were required to meet with social work at least once to discuss the financial impact of cancer—however, financial assistance resources are sometimes simply not available 47 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…These findings align with the literature that highlight the highly complex systems in place to access financial support/assistance as well as the issues understanding health insurance and costs reported by cancer patients and their caregivers. [44][45][46] However, unlike most cancer patients and their caregivers, caregivers in our sample were required to meet with social work at least once to discuss the financial impact of cancer-however, financial assistance resources are sometimes simply not available. 47 This finding suggests that caregivers' recommendations, which parallel the growing literature surrounding the development and testing of financial navigation, employment, and health insurance literacy interventions may not mitigate long-term financial toxicity among caregivers of HSCT recipients after treatment.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%