Health insurance continuity and mortality in children, adolescents, and young adults with blood cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many uninsured patients do not receive Medicaid coverage until a cancer diagnosis, potentially delaying access to care for early cancer detection and treatment. We examined the association of Medicaid enrollment timing and patterns with survival among children, adolescents, and young adults with diagnosed blood cancers, where disease onset can be acute and early detection is critical.

Methods

We identified 28 750 children, adolescents, and young adults (birth to 39 years of age) with newly diagnosed blood cancers from the 2006-2013 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program-Medicaid data. Enrollment patterns included continuous Medicaid enrollment (preceding through diagnosis), newly gained Medicaid coverage (at or shortly after diagnosis), other nonconti

SUBMITTER: Ji X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807435 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature