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Primary outcomes were total health care and out-of-pocket (OOP) costs in the year after diagnosis. Secondary outcomes included time to treatment initiation and stem-cell transplant receipt. Multivariable analyses using linear, logistic, and Cox regression were performed, as appropriate. Covariates included age, sex, year diagnosed, comorbidities, data provider, and stem-cell transplant receipt.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The cohort included 4,029 patients; 17.6% were enrolled on HDHPs. HDHP enrollees were younger (mean age, 54.9\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">v<\/jats:italic>\n                      55.5 years;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .036). Over the first year, mean total and OOP costs were $406,401 in US dollars (USD) and $9,220 USD for HDHP enrollees, respectively, versus $386,802 USD (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .027) and $7,021 USD (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001) for the standard plan enrollees. There was no statistically significant difference in total cost (\u03b2 = 11;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .999) but mean OOP costs were $2,544 USD (\u03b2 = 2,544;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001) higher for HDHP enrollees after adjusting for covariates. The additional OOP costs incurred in the first 2 months, presumably because of deductibles, and after the deductible reset. Contrary to our hypothesis, HDHPs enrollees had shorter time to treatment initiation (median, 20\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">v<\/jats:italic>\n                      22 days; hazard ratio, 1.18;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001) and were more likely to receive a stem-cell transplant (55.1%\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">v<\/jats:italic>\n                      47.6%; odds ratio, 1.25;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .010), after adjusting for covariates.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared with standard plan enrollees, OOP costs were higher for HDHP enrollees in the year after diagnosis, but HDHP enrollment was not associated with delays in treatment initiation or reduced access to stem-cell transplant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1200\/op-24-00978","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,12]],"date-time":"2025-05-12T15:59:32Z","timestamp":1747065572000},"page":"151-158","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1200\/crossmark","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["High-Deductible Health Plans and Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs Among Younger Patients With Multiple Myeloma"],"prefix":"10.1200","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0208-5023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mark Aaron","family":"Fiala","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1205-0369","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mengmeng","family":"Ji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Slade","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"John H.","family":"Huber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2029-8230","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yi-Hsuan","family":"Shih","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3560-9460","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7307-0291","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Graham A.","family":"Colditz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3294-5784","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shi-Yi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8795-3610","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ravi","family":"Vij","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5872-9556","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Su-Hsin","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"233","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_8_2_2","volume-title":"Section 1: Cost of Health Insurance\u201410240 | KFF","year":"2023","unstructured":"Section 1: Cost of Health Insurance\u201410240 | KFF. 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