AJMC September 18, 2024
Patients seeking free preventive care continue to face cost-sharing and administrative hurdles, a study reveals.
Denials of claims for preventive care were found to be disproportionately higher among at-risk patient populations, including low-income patients, patients with a high school degree or less, and patients from minoritized racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study.1
The cohort study is published in JAMA Network Open.
“The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) eliminated out-of-pocket cost-sharing for recommended preventive care for most privately insured patients,” wrote the researchers of the study. “However, patients seeking preventive care continue to face cost-sharing and administrative hurdles, including claim denials, which may exacerbate inequitable access to care.”
In this study, the researchers aimed to evaluate...
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