Associations between central nervous system tumor diagnosis stage and survival and Medicaid enrollment among children, adolescents, and young adults
Medicaid enrollment is associated with a higher risk of CNS tumor death with an almost 2-fold higher risk for young CNS tumor patients enrolled at diagnosis. These results support the critical need for consistent health insurance coverage for young CNS tumor patients.
Authors
- Allison A. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1951-6176)
- Tess Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3891-8488)
- Derek S. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-9882)
- Justin M. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2812-0824)
- Kimberly J. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8152-7319)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- St. Louis Children's Hospital (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neuro-Oncology Practice
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nop/npae094
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22