2020
State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients
Osazuwa-Peters N, Barnes JM, Megwalu U, Boakye E, Johnston KJ, Gaubatz ME, Johnson KJ, Panth N, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA. State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncology 2020, 110: 104870. PMID: 32629408, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInsurance CoverageMaleMedicaidNeoplasm StagingUnited StatesConceptsNeck cancer patientsInsurance coverage ratesHNC patientsCancer patientsMedicaid expansionYoung adultsEarly-stage diseaseInsurance coverageState Medicaid expansion statusEnd Results ProgramDiagnosis of HNCMedicaid expansion statusSignificant increaseState Medicaid expansionsLow incomeUnmarried patientsQuasi-experimental differenceResults ProgramLip cancerMedicaid coveragePatientsEarly-stage diagnosisDiagnosis rateCoverage rateExpansion status
2019
Insurance status, stage of presentation, and survival among female patients with head and neck cancer
Panth N, Simpson MC, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Osazuwa‐Peters N. Insurance status, stage of presentation, and survival among female patients with head and neck cancer. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 385-391. PMID: 30900256, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance statusInsurance statusNeck cancerIncidence trendsFemale patientsGray proportional hazards modelsAdvanced stage HNCAdvanced stage presentationDisease-specific survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseRetrospective cohort studyLate-stage diseaseOutcome of headStage of presentationProportional hazards modelJoinpoint regression analysisStage IV HNCStage diseaseCohort studyResults databaseHNC patientsPrimary headHazards modelPatientsMedicaid