2024
Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regression
2022
Understanding the Implications of Medicaid Expansion for Cancer Care in the US
Ermer T, Walters SL, Canavan ME, Salazar MC, Li AX, Doonan M, Boffa DJ. Understanding the Implications of Medicaid Expansion for Cancer Care in the US. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 139-148. PMID: 34762101, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS cancer populationCancer careMedicaid expansionCancer populationEligibility criteriaHealth policy initiativesHealth policy factorsOncology teamAffordable Care ActInsurance statusOncological careMedicaid coverageExpansion of MedicaidUninsured individualsCancer treatmentInsurance profileCareInterpretation of findingsPatient ProtectionHealth insuranceMedicaidCare ActSignificant changes