Fumiko Ladd Chino, Radiation Oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared a post on X:
“Dr Laila Gharzai on medical debt in patients receiving radiation.
Most had OOP expenses (61.1%, n=8701), mean 825.80 dollars (SD 2114.5) and, median 25 dollars(IQR 0-685.90).
Few had bad debt (2.7%, n=397), with a mean of 1109.90 dollars outstanding (SD 4215.5) after a mean of 9.3 months (SD 3.9).”
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