Disparities in the medical expenditures of patients with cancer and concomitant mental disorder: analyzing the effects of diagnosis sequence order

• Main Authors: Kai-Jie Ma (Author), Shu-Yuan Su (Author), Daniel Nie (Author), Wei-Sheng Chung (Author), Chi-Yu Yao (Author), Jong-Yi Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cancer is the leading cause of death in Taiwan. Medical expenditures related to cancer accounted for 44.8% of all major illness insurance claims in Taiwan. Prior research has indicated that the dual presence of cancer and mental disorder in patients led to increased medical burde...