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Dual-eligibility status: a marker of vulnerability and cancer-related disparities.
This editorial discusses a study by Warren et al that highlights important differences in receipt of chemotherapy across subgroups of the Medicare population according to type of supplemental insurance. It explores the important questions raised by the findings, especially the individual factors that may have contributed to the observed disparities.
AHRQ-funded; HS023113.
Citation: Koroukian SM .
Dual-eligibility status: a marker of vulnerability and cancer-related disparities.
J Clin Oncol 2015 Feb 1;33(4):297-8. doi: 10.1200/jco.2014.59.1933..
Keywords: Medicare, Cancer, Health Insurance, Treatments, Disparities