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Impact of the insurance type of head and neck cancer patients on their hospitalization utilization patterns

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Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients with Medicaid, Medicare, or no insurance show poor outcomes in comparison with privately insured patients. It was hypothesized that nonprivate insurance coverage biases the… Click to show full abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients with Medicaid, Medicare, or no insurance show poor outcomes in comparison with privately insured patients. It was hypothesized that nonprivate insurance coverage biases the selection of the treatment site to favor hospitals that are not associated with optimum treatment outcomes. This study assessed the relation between the insurance type of HNC patients and the hospital type for inpatient care.

Keywords: neck cancer; insurance type; insurance; cancer; head neck

Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2018

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