Treatment Costs of Breast Cancer Among Younger Women Aged 19-44 Years Enrolled in Medicaid.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A few studies have examined the costs of breast cancer treatment in a Medicaid population at the state level. However, no study has estimated medical costs for breast cancer treatment at the national level for women aged 19-44 years enrolled in Medicaid.

Methods

A sample of 5,542 younger women aged 19-44 years enrolled in fee-for-service Medicaid with diagnosis codes for breast cancer in 2007 were compared with 4.3 million women aged 19-44 years enrolled in fee-for-service Medicaid without breast cancer. Nonlinear regression methods estimated prevalent treatment costs for younger women with breast cancer compared with those without breast cancer. Individual medical costs were estimated by race/ethnicity and by type of services. Analyses were conducted in 2013 an

SUBMITTER: Ekwueme DU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860800 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature