Racial Disparity in Outcomes Among Prostate Cancer Patients in the Post-Affordable Care Act Period.
Sumedha ChhatreS Bruce MalkowiczJoseph J GalloRavishankar JayadevappaPublished in: Urology practice (2023)
Improved access to care via Medicaid expansion may not translate into reduced racial disparity in quality-of-care outcomes in prostate cancer patients treated surgically. System-level factors such as availability of and referrals to care, and complex socioeconomic structure may also play a role in improving quality of care and reducing disparities.
Keyphrases
- affordable care act
- prostate cancer
- health insurance
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- radical prostatectomy
- end stage renal disease
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- patient reported outcomes