Health Insurance Coverage Disruptions and Cancer Care and Outcomes: Systematic Review of Published Research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lack of health insurance coverage is associated with poor access and receipt of cancer care and survival in the United States. Disruptions in coverage are common among low-income populations, but little is known about associations of disruptions with cancer care, including prevention, screening, and treatment, as well as outcomes of stage at diagnosis and survival.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of studies of health insurance coverage disruptions and cancer care and outcomes published between 1980 and 2019. We used the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and CINAHL databases and identified 29 observational studies. Study characteristics and key findings were abstracted and synthesized qualitatively.

Results

Studies evaluated associations between coverage disr

SUBMITTER: Yabroff KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7357319 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature