Treatment Disparities in Radiation and Hormone Therapy Among Women Covered by Medicaid vs Private Insurance in Cancer Registry and Claims Data.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prior research has reported undertreatment among patients with cancer who are insured by Medicaid, but this finding may be due, in part, to incomplete data in cancer registries.

Objective

To compare disparities in radiation and hormone therapy between women with breast cancer covered by Medicaid and those with private insurance using the Colorado Central Cancer Registry (CCCR) and CCCR data supplemented with All Payer Claims Data (APCD).

Design, setting, and participants

This observational cohort study included women aged 21 to 63 years who received breast cancer surgery. We linked the CCCR and Colorado APCD to identify Medicaid and privately insured women who were newly diagnosed with invasive, nonmetastatic breast cancer between January 1, 2012, and Decem

SUBMITTER: Bradley CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163382 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature