UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Young Adult Populations Face Yet Another Barrier to Care With Insurers: Limited Access to Proton Therapy
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology
Publication Date
2021-08-01
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Health Services Administration | Oncology | Radiation Medicine
Abstract
Gaps in care and insurance coverage occur as young adults transition from students to employees, and coverage may be inadequate for an unanticipated health care event such as trauma or malignancy. Multiple oncology clinical investigators have identified challenges in enrolling adolescent and young adult patients into clinical trials. The challenges are multifactorial and center on the access to clinical care providers and their understanding of available clinical trials.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.03.028
Source
FitzGerald TJ. Young Adult Populations Face Yet Another Barrier to Care With Insurers: Limited Access to Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Aug 1;110(5):1505-1507. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.03.028. PMID: 34273324. Link to article on publisher's site
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Journal/Book/Conference Title
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
PubMed ID
34273324
Repository Citation
Fitzgerald TJ. (2021). Young Adult Populations Face Yet Another Barrier to Care With Insurers: Limited Access to Proton Therapy. UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.03.028. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/2142