Washington state cancer patients found to be at greater risk for bankruptcy than people without a cancer diagnosis

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1143-1152

  Ramsey, Scott ^a   Blough, David ^b   Kirchhoff, Anne ^c   Kreizenbeck, Karma ^d   Fedorenko, Catherine ^a   Snell, Kyle ^e   Newcomb, Polly ^a   Hollingworth, William ^f   Overstreet, Karen ^g  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research   (United States)

^e Crowdtap   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^g The Western District of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

COST OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH ECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BANKRUPTCY; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEER PROGRAM; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879256683     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1263     Document Type: Article

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