Patient Visits for Which Physicians Reported Making a Change in Preferred Management Due to Insurance Issues and Which Included a Discussion of Insurance Issues
Change in Preferred Management | Visits (n = 409) No. (%) | Visits With Discussion of Insurance Issues No. (%) |
---|---|---|
*χ2 = 82.436, P <.001. | ||
Any change | 99 (24.2) | 62/99 (62.6)* |
Change in preventive service | 23 ( 5.6) | 13/23 (56.5) |
Change in diagnostic evaluation | 50 (12.2) | 28/50 (56.0) |
Change in therapeutic treatment | 65 (15.9) | 46/65 (70.8) |
None | 310 (75.8) | 49/310 (15.8)* |