July 17, 2024

Health insurance literacy among patients receiving outpatient cancer treatment

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This study examines patients' understanding of health insurance terms and concepts and quantifies health insurance literacy (HIL) levels by key sociodemographic factors.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e60010b6db643587593976 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35439

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