Treatment Patterns Among Medicaid-Eligible Women With Breast Cancer in Georgia: Are Patterns Different Under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act?

• Authors: Kathleen Adams, Emory University; Li-Nien Chien, Emory University; Sheryl Gabram-Mendola, Emory University
• Journal Title: Journal of Oncology Practice
• Volume: Volume 8, Number 1
• Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology | 2012-01, Pages 46-52
• Type of Work: Article | Post-print: After Peer Review
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1200/JOP.2011.000221
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Oncology

Abstract

The Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act program in Georgia creates a quicker pathway for low-income, uninsured women with breast cancer to access services and receive more treatment than women enrolled in traditional Medicaid eligibility groups.