Medical Xpress March 21, 2025
Considering a short-term health insurance plan as a cheap alternative to more costly comprehensive coverage?
You could be rolling the dice when it comes to cancer, a new study suggests.
People who opt for short-term limited duration (STLD) insurance tend to have their cancers diagnosed at a more advanced stage, when treatments are harsher and death more likely, according to a new study by American Cancer Society researchers.
States with little or no regulation of STLD plans have experienced an increase in late-stage cancer diagnoses, compared with states that prohibit short-term plans, researchers report in JAMA Network Open.
“Most of these STLD plans do not cover essential health services, such as cancer screenings, which may delay cancer diagnoses, resulting in...
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