Evaluating Costs Associated With Genetic Counseling Among Commercially Insured US Patients With Cancer From 2013 to 2019

JAMA Health Forum. 2022 Jul 29;3(7):e222260. doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2260. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Mya L Roberson^{1

2}, Nana Addo Padi-Adjirackor¹, Gillian Hooker^{3

4}, Tuya Pal^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
² Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
³ Concert Genetics, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

Abstract

This cohort study describes the prevalence of out-of-pocket costs for cancer-related genetic counseling services in the US.

Copyright 2022 Roberson ML et al. JAMA Health Forum.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Costs and Cost Analysis
Genetic Counseling*
Humans
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Prevalence