Download or read book Medicaid written by James C. Cosgrove and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tens of thousands of women die each year from breast or cervical cancer. While screening and early detection -- followed by treatment -- can improve survival, low-income, uninsured women are often not screened. In 1990, Congress authorized the CDC to fund screening and diagnostic services for such women. An Act signed into law in 2000 allowed states to extend Medicaid eligibility to women screened under the Early Detection Program (EDP) and who need breast or cervical cancer treatment. This report examined the EDP's screening of eligible women, states' implementation of the Treatment Act, Medicaid enrollment and spending under the Treatment Act, and alternatives available to women ineligible for Medicaid under the Treatment Act. Illus.
Download or read book Medical Assistance for Certain Women Found to Have Breast Or Cervical Cancer written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Health Care and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medicaid written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-21 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medicaid: Source of Screening Affects Women's Eligibility for Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment in Some States
Download or read book Medicaid written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast Cancer and Medicaid written by Carin I. Perkins and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Rates written by Madelyn Jane Sather and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Screenings are an important public health intervention to prevent breast and cervical cancer. Previous studies have indicated a relationship between Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and breast and cervical cancer screenings, but the results have been mixed and inconclusive. We examined the relationship between Medicaid expansion and breast and cervical cancer screenings among low-income women. In our secondary analyses, we assessed if this association was modified by race/ethnicity or rural residence status. We used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2012-2019, excluding 2017. States that expanded Medicaid before the ACA were excluded. A total of 27 states were considered Medicaid expansion states and 17 were considered non-expansion states. Participants included women with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) without a previous cancer diagnosis, excluding Medicare-eligible ages. Using a difference-in-difference time series event design, this study compared the odds ratio of breast and cervical cancer screenings for a total of 8 years pre- and post-Medicaid expansion controlling for age, race/ethnicity, education, income, employment, having a regular healthcare provider, rurality, and year and state fixed effects. Dummy variables on years from expansion were created from 7 years before expansion up to 5 years after expansion, including a dummy variable indicating the expansion year. The expansion year dummy variable was coded as 1 if the year of observation was equivalent to the year when the state expanded Medicaid and 0 otherwise. Stratified analyses were used to test if there was an interaction at the multiplicative level by race/ethnicity or rurality. Among 27,290 women aged 40-64, 76.4% of the women residing in expansion states reported having an up-to-date breast cancer screening compared to 70.8% of women residing in non-expansion states. Among 30,808 women aged 18-64, 82.3% of the women residing in expansion states reported having an up-to-date cervical cancer screening compared to 79.9% of women residing in non-expansion states. Medicaid expansion was associated with 2.89-fold higher rate of up-to-date breast cancer screenings 1 year post-expansion (aOR 2.89; 95% CI: 1.34, 6.23). The odds ratios relating Medicaid expansion and up-to-date cervical cancer screenings during the expansion year and 4 years post-expansion were 1.35 (95% CI: 1.14, 1.61) and 1.37 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.85), respectively. The associations were stronger among White non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic women, and urban women for both breast and cervical cancer screenings. Medicaid expansion led to higher rates of up-to-date breast and cervical cancer screenings during some years pre- and post-expansion. These associations were modified by race/ethnicity and rurality. Future research should control for baseline rates of up-to-date breast and cervical cancer screening rates. A longitudinal study should be conducted to further control for time-varying confounders. Findings support adoption of Medicaid expansion should be adopted by all states to improve breast and cervical cancer screening rates for low-income women.
Download or read book Medicaid written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experiences of Low income Women with Breast Cancer written by Anne Sharnoff Kasper and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Access Standards for Covered Services Within the Pennsylvania Medicaid Program written by Kelly Abraham and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women aside from non melanoma skin cancer (CDC, 2009a) All women are at risk for cervical cancer, but the disease usually occurs in women 30 years and older (CDC, 2010a). Access standards for breast and cervical cancer screenings in the Medicaid program appear to be limited. The study hopes to address standards that define adequate access to breast and cervical cancer screenings for prevention specifically in the Medicaid program. Objectives: To discern if there are prevailing standards for access for breast and cervical cancer screening, to understand accessibility and its various components more thoroughly, to gain a deeper insight into breast and cervical cancer prevention, and to explore and document methods for research on screening standards in order to guide others who may follow up on research or use for other services. Methods: This study consisted of literature searches and reviews specific to access standards, Medicaid, breast cancer, and cervical cancer. Online searches for specific contracts and contacts were targeted to various state departments of health, medical societies for breast and cervical cancer, and national organizations. For information that could not be searched, emails and phone calls were the best ways to obtain the information needed. Results: Given the research, the hypothesis was proven true. Access standards for breast and cervical cancer prevention do not exist for the organizations and departments researched. The importance of creating standards is that it allows for the measurement of access to care. The primary recommendation from this study is that access standards should be developed to measure the effectiveness of breast and cervical cancer screenings and prevention services. The second major recommendation is to develop access standards by researching the actual experience with wait-times for breast and cervical cancer screening. Since the need for access to care standards for breast and cervical cancer screening is addressed, the next question would be how to go about developing standards. Conclusions: The findings suggest there is a gap in information on breast and cervical cancer preventive services. The main recommendation is that access to care standards for breast and cervical cancer preventive services be developed in order to measure access to care in the Medicaid program. This would allow the Medicaid program's breast and cervical cancer preventive services for women to be assessed.
Download or read book Fulfilling the Potential of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-05-07 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer ranks second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death in the United States, making it a tremendous burden in years of life lost, patient suffering, and economic costs. Fulfilling the Potential for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection reviews the proof that we can dramatically reduce cancer rates. The National Cancer Policy Board, part of the Institute of Medicine, outlines a national strategy to realize the promise of cancer prevention and early detection, including specific and wide-ranging recommendations. Offering a wealth of information and directly addressing major controversies, the book includes: A detailed look at how significantly cancer could be reduced through lifestyle changes, evaluating approaches used to alter eating, smoking, and exercise habits. An analysis of the intuitive notion that screening for cancer leads to improved health outcomes, including a discussion of screening methods, potential risks, and current recommendations. An examination of cancer prevention and control opportunities in primary health care delivery settings, including a review of interventions aimed at improving provider performance. Reviews of professional education and training programs, research trends and opportunities, and federal programs that support cancer prevention and early detection. This in-depth volume will be of interest to policy analysts, cancer and public health specialists, health care administrators and providers, researchers, insurers, medical journalists, and patient advocates.
Download or read book Health Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs in Your Community written by National Cancer Institute (U.S.). Health Promotion Branch and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Relationship Between Insurance Coverage and Cancer Care A Literature Synthesis written by Nicole Marlow and published by RTI Press. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper summarizes key literature on the relationship between health care insurance status and screening, diagnosis, and medical care patterns and outcomes for individuals with cancer. All studies included for this literature synthesis were identified using the National Library of Medicine's Medline database; only English language articles published in the past 10 years were considered. Based on article titles and abstracts, we selected the most relevant studies for full review and inclusion in this manuscript. Although the summarized literature is mixed, individuals who are uninsured or have insurance coverage through programs for low-income persons (e.g., Medicaid coverage) are significantly less likely to use cancer screening services and significantly more likely to present with advanced stage cancer at diagnosis and to have significantly worse survival. The relationship between insurance status and cancer treatment patterns is less clear, as fewer studies have examined this relationship, but the available evidence suggests that uninsured patients are less likely to receive optimal cancer care. The research reviewed here suggests that the benefits of extending appropriate insurance coverage to uninsured and underinsured individuals could be substantial. These benefits are likely to include reduced morbidity, improved quality of life, and increased survival for cancer patients as well as a positive impact on overall health care and societal costs.
Download or read book Breast Cervical Cancer Project written by Ohio. Department of Job and Family Services and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breast and Cervical Cancer Federally Funded Screening Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Care Without Coverage written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
