Study Gives Mixed Reviews To Laws To Equalize Cancer Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs

Laws designed to equalize out-of-pocket costs faced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy are having mixed results, according to new research. The study, published online this week by JAMA Oncology, found these so-called state “parity” laws have not uniformly reduced patients’ out-of-pocket spending. See the Kaiser Heath news article: https://khn.org/news/laws-to-equalize-cancer-patients-out-of-pocket-costs-provide-uneven-protection/