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. 2017 Oct 1;3(10):1425-1426.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.1287.

Association Between Quality of Care for Breast Cancer and Health Insurance Exchange Coverage: An Analysis of Use of Radiation Therapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery

Ya-Chen Tina Shih  1 , Ying Xu  1 , Mariana Chavez-MacGregor  1   2 , B Ashleigh Guadagnolo  1   3 , Benjamin D Smith  1   3 , Sharon H Giordano  1   2
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Association Between Quality of Care for Breast Cancer and Health Insurance Exchange Coverage: An Analysis of Use of Radiation Therapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery

Ya-Chen Tina Shih et al. JAMA Oncol. .

Abstract

This analysis of patients with breast cancer insured through the health insurance marketplace assesses their quality of care by examining patterns of radiation therapy.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Cumulative Probability of Starting Radiation Therapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery, With Number of Patients at Risk and 95% Hall-Wellner Bands for the Exchange and Nonexchange Groups
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