Investigators at Ohio State University Report Findings in Managed Care (Willingness of Adults In the United States To Have a Multicancer Detection Test): Managed Care

2025 JUN 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Columbus, Ohio, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “PurposeMulticancer detection (MCD) testing is an emerging approach with the potential to improve the cancer screening and early detection landscape. As the clinical utility of MCD testing is further determined, it is important to examine patients’ willingness to have an MCD test.MethodsWe conducted an online survey in September 2024 with a national sample of adults aged 45-80 from the United States (n = 1,043).”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Ohio State University, “Multivariable logistic regression identified correlates of participants’ willingness to have an MCD test.ResultsAbout three-fourths of participants (75.2%) indicated they were willing to have an MCD test if it was free or covered by health insurance, while only 16.9% were willing if the test cost $1,000 out of pocket. Participants were more willing to have a free MCD test if they had at least a college degree (odds ratio [OR] = 2.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-5.48), had some form of health insurance (OR = 3.40, 95% CI 1.84-6.27), or had a routine medical check-up within the last year (OR = 1.62, 95% CI 1.01-2.59). The most commonly endorsed factors that would matter in participants’ hypothetical MCD testing decisions were cost or health insurance coverage (60.7%), how well the test works (50.6%), and if a doctor recommended having a test (47.6%).ConclusionsMost adults are willing to have an MCD test, if it is free or covered by health insurance.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Findings can help guide programs about MCD testing for both patients and healthcare providers that are becoming increasingly necessary as MCD testing continues to be examined as a screening strategy.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Willingness of Adults In the United States To Have a Multicancer Detection Test. Cancer Causes & Control, 2025. Cancer Causes & Control can be contacted at: Springer, Van Godewijckstraat 30, 3311 Gz Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Paul L. Reiter, Ohio State University, College of Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-025-02014-2. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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