Skip to content

Georgia Health News

Twitter Facebook
  • About
  • Share Your Story
  • Contact Us

High deductible plans linked to delayed diagnosis, treatment

April 30, 2019 NPR

Women with low incomes who had high-deductible insurance plans waited an average of 1.6 months longer for diagnostic breast imaging, 2.7 months for first biopsy, 6.6 months for first early-stage breast cancer diagnosis and 8.7 months for first chemotherapy, compared with low-income women with low-deductible plans.

Kaiser Family Foundation

© 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.