Patterns in Health Care Access and Affordability Among Cancer Survivors During Implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cancer survivors face ongoing health issues and need access to affordable health care, yet studies examining health care access and affordability in this population are lacking.

Objectives

To evaluate health care access and affordability in a national sample of cancer survivors compared with adults without cancer and to evaluate temporal trends during implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Design, setting, and participants

We used data from the National Health Interview Survey from 2010 through 2016 to conduct a population-based study of 30 364 participants aged 18 years or older. We grouped participants as cancer survivors (n = 15 182) and those with no reported history of cancer, whom we refer to as control respondents (n = 15 182), matched on age. We

SUBMITTER: Nipp RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5885177 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature