Open AccessCare experiences among dually enrolled older adults with cancer: SEER-CAHPS, 2005–2013
Author(s) -
Lisa Lines,
Julia Cohen,
Michael T. Halpern,
Ashley Wilder Smith,
Erin E. Kent
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ccc. cancer causes and control/ccc, cancer causes and control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-7225
pISSN - 0957-5243
DOI - 10.1007/s10552-019-01218-7
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , family medicine , medicare advantage , odds ratio , cancer registry , confidence interval , epidemiology , health care , prescription drug , retrospective cohort study , public health , cancer , medicare part d , pharmacy , gerontology , medical prescription , nursing , economics , economic growth
Given the associations between poverty and poorer outcomes among older adults with cancer, we sought to understand the effects of dual enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid-as a marker of poverty-on self-reported care experiences among seniors diagnosed with cancer.