New Findings from Zhejiang University School of Medicine in the Area of Cancer Reported (A retrospective analysis of hospital treatment expenditures among young and middle age patients with cancer, 2013-2017 under health reform)

2020 JAN 16 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Data detailed on Cancer have been presented. According to news reporting originating in Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Under 60 year olds represent a rapidly growing segment of the cancer population. They often face longer hospital stays, higher treatment intensity, and hospitalization costs.”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, “In this background, we aim to assess the impact of the 2009 reforms on the hospital expenses of younger cancer inpatients. Our study sample included 11 791 young and middle age stomach, lung, colorectal, esophageal, and breast cancer inpatients hospitalized during 2013 to 2017. Hospitalization treatment costs of under 60 cancer inpatients increased, but it fell in 2017 under the impact of the health reforms. However, out-of-pocket expenditures rose, which partly reflected the failure of the health insurance scheme to adequately cover cancer inpatient cost, potentially imposing financial hardships on cancer inpatients and their families.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “To continue to reduce the economic burden of cancer patients, early screening and diagnosis among younger populations and enhanced hospice care integrated with the ongoing primary health care reform are important.”

For more information on this research see: A retrospective analysis of hospital treatment expenditures among young and middle age patients with cancer, 2013-2017 under health reform. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2020;():. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management can be contacted at: John Wiley & Sons LTD, the Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester PO19 8SQ, W Sussex, England.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J. Xu, Center for Health Policy Studies, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include S. Nicholas, J. Wang and Y. Yang.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2957. 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.

The publisher of the The International Journal of Health Planning and Management can be contacted at: John Wiley & Sons LTD, the Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester PO19 8SQ, W Sussex, England.

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