Social determinants of health and insurance claim denials for preventive care

JAMA Network Open

2024-09-18

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study of 1.5 million patients seeking preventive care, denials of insurance claims for preventive care were disproportionately more common among at-risk patient populations. This administrative burden potentially perpetuates inequitable access to high-value health care.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Alex Hoagland, PhD, email alexander.hoagland@utoronto.ca.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33316)

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