Differences in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Experiences of Insured and Uninsured Women in a Safety-Net Setting

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13775615
AutoresCathy J Bradley (0000-0001-8586-8009), David Neumark (0000-0002-7681-1884), Lisa M Shickle, Nicholas Farrell (0000-0003-0395-5702)
Año2008
Volumen45
Número3
Páginas323-339
Fecha de publicación2008-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.03.323
PMID19069013
OpenAlexW3122286749
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas32

To explore how well the safety net performs at eliminating differences in diagnosis and treatment of insured and uninsured women with breast cancer, we compared insured and uninsured women treated in a safety-net setting. Controlling for socioeconomic characteristics, uninsured women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease, requiring more extensive treatment relative to insured women, and also experience delays in initiating and completing treatment. The findings suggest that, despite the safety-net system, uninsured women with breast cancer are likely to require more costly treatment and to have worse outcomes relative to insured women with breast cancer

Breast cancer · Cancer · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health insurance · Population · Safety net · Socioeconomic status · Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Healthcare Policy and Management · Internal Medicine · Medicine