Financial Burden in Blood or Marrow Transplantation Survivors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A BMTSS Report.

Smita BhatiaChen DaiLindsey HagemanJessica WuElizabeth SchlichtingArianna SilerErin FunkJessica HicksShawn LimNora BalasAlysia Kristine BosworthHok Sreng TeLiton FranciscoRavi BhatiaStephen J Forman F Lennie Wong Mukta Arora Saro H Armenian Daniel J Weisdorf Wendy Landier

Published in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2022)

BMT survivors report high out-of-pocket medical costs, which jeopardizes their health care and may affect health outcomes. Policies aimed at reducing financial burden in BMT survivors, such as expanding access to patient assistance programs, may mitigate the negative health consequences.

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healthcare
public health
young adults
childhood cancer
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risk factors
mental health
health information
stem cells
risk assessment
bone marrow
human health
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