Associations between central nervous system tumor diagnosis stage and survival and Medicaid enrollment among children, adolescents, and young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicaid enrollment has been associated with disparities in younger cancer patient survival. To further understand this association for central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients, we used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicaid-linked data to examine associations between Medicaid enrollment and enrollment timing and (1) diagnosis stage, and (2) CNS tumor death.

Methods

Individuals diagnosed with a first malignant primary CNS tumor between 0 and 39 years from 2006 to 2013 were included. Medicaid enrollment was first classified as enrolled versus not enrolled with those enrolled further classified as having continuous, discontinuous (at diagnosis or other discontinuous), or other enrollment. We used logistic and Cox Proportional Hazards regressi

SUBMITTER: Johnson KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11913644 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature