When It Comes to the Heart, Money Doesn't Matter: Copayment Costs Do Not Contribute to Treatment Delays in Heart Attacks
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusPatients who have heart attacks, or myocardial infarction, were no more likely to delay seeking emergency treatment when an insurance copayment was required than if a copayment was not required, according to the results of a five-year study released today. The study, conducted by a University of Colorado Health Sciences Center assistant professor, appears in the June 12 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.