Cancer screening as a double-edged sword: short-term cost surge and cross-sectional expenditure patterns among urban retirees in Jiangsu, China.

Front Public Health · 2026 · PMC13346067 · PMID 42428935

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However, for groups covered for more than three years, a positive trend of stabilized and reduced medical expenditures emerged, with savings far outweighing the program’s cost.

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