The University of Colorado-Denver has been awarded a $357,694 Project Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (CFDA 93.393) program to conduct research on disparities in cancer outcomes related to health insurance coverage and patient characteristics. The research aims to: 1) compare cancer outcomes by race/ethnicity and urban/rural residency, controlling for factors like insurance plan type, demographics, and social determinants of health; 2) analyze the relative contributions of these factors in explaining outcome differences; and 3) estimate the burden of out-of-pocket cancer care costs by plan type, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural status. The five-year project builds on the university's existing linkage of the Colorado Central Cancer Registry and Colorado All-Payer Claims Database to provide comprehensive data for the analysis.
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