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Health services research and data linkages: issues, methods, and directions for the futureCathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, School of Medicine, Cancer Prevention and Control, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Health Serv Res 45:1468-88. 2010..Research on pressing health services and policy issues requires access to complete, accurate, and timely patient and organizational data...- The effects of health shocks on employment and health insurance: the role of employer-provided health insuranceCathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Int J Health Care Finance Econ 12:253-67. 2012..With the passage of health care reform, the tendency of men with ECHI as opposed to other sources of insurance to remain employed following a health shock may be diminished, along with the likelihood of losing health insurance... 
Insurance and inpatient care: differences in length of stay and costs between surgically treated cancer patientsCathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA 23298 0430, USA
Cancer 118:5084-91. 2012....- Acute myeloid leukemia: how the uninsured fareCathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
Cancer 117:4772-8. 2011..We examined the relationship between race and health insurance and inpatient chemotherapy and survival in AML patients between the ages of 21 and 64 years. We also examined inpatient costs associated with inpatient treatment... - Surgery wait times and specialty services for insured and uninsured breast cancer patients: does hospital safety net status matter?Cathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980430, Richmond, VA 23298 0430, USA
Health Serv Res 47:677-97. 2012..To determine whether safety net and non-safety net hospitals influence inpatient breast cancer care in insured and uninsured women and in white and African American women... - Lessons for coverage expansion: a Virginia primary care program for the uninsured reduced utilization and cut costsCathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University VCU, Richmond, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 31:350-9. 2012..We conclude that previously uninsured people may have fewer emergency department visits and lower costs after receiving coverage but that it may take several years of coverage for substantive health care savings to occur... 
Employment-contingent health insurance, illness, and labor supply of women: evidence from married women with breast cancerCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Health Econ 16:719-37. 2007....- Inadequate access to surgeons: reason for disparate cancer care?Cathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1008 Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Med Care 47:758-64. 2009..Surgery rates between dually eligible and Medicare patients who were evaluated by a surgeon were also assessed... - Employment and cancer: findings from a longitudinal study of breast and prostate cancer survivorsCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Cancer Invest 25:47-54. 2007.... - Differences in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: experiences of insured and uninsured women in a safety-net settingCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Inquiry 45:323-39. 2008..The findings suggest that, despite the safety-net system, uninsured women with breast cancer are likely to require more costly treatment and to have worse outcomes relative to insured women with breast cancer... - Diagnosis of advanced cancer among elderly Medicare and Medicaid patientsCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298 0203, USA
Med Care 45:410-9. 2007..Medicaid is implicated in late-stage cancer diagnoses, which is the primary indicator of a poor prognosis... - Medicaid, Medicare, and the Michigan Tumor Registry: a linkage strategyCathy J Bradley
Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Grant House, Richmond, VA, USA
Med Decis Making 27:352-63. 2007..This data set serves as a cornerstone of a health outcomes data infrastructure. The methodology described may serve as a model for other researchers seeking to create a similar data set in their state... - Absence of cancer diagnosis and treatment in elderly Medicaid-insured nursing home residentsCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grant House, 1008 Clay Street, PO Box 980203, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 100:21-31. 2008..Little is known about the effect cancer has on the lives of nursing home patients and the quality of care, including palliative care, delivered to them... - Adjuvant chemotherapy after resection in elderly Medicare and Medicaid patients with colon cancerCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Arch Intern Med 168:521-9. 2008..This study investigated the influence of Medicaid enrollment on the receipt and completion of adjuvant chemotherapy and the likelihood of evaluation by an oncologist for those patients who do not initiate chemotherapy... - Productivity costs of cancer mortality in the United States: 2000-2020Cathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1008 E Clay Street, P O Box 980203, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 100:1763-70. 2008..A model that predicts the economic benefit of reduced cancer mortality provides critical information for allocating scarce resources to the interventions with the greatest benefits... - Absenteeism from work: the experience of employed breast and prostate cancer patients in the months following diagnosisCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grant House, 1008 East Clay Street, P O Box 23298 0203, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Psychooncology 15:739-47. 2006..This study examined the number of days employed patients undergoing treatment for either breast or prostate cancer were absent from their jobs... - Cancer, Medicaid enrollment, and survival disparitiesCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
Cancer 103:1712-8. 2005..The current article examined survival for adults < 65 years old diagnosed with breast, colorectal, or lung carcinoma who were either Medicaid insured at the time of diagnosis, Medicaid insured after diagnosis, or non-Medicaid insured... - Combining registry, primary, and secondary data sources to identify the impact of cancer on labor market outcomesCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grant House, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Med Decis Making 25:534-47. 2005.... - Productivity savings from colorectal cancer prevention and control strategiesCathy J Bradley
Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23113, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:e5-e14. 2011.... - Treatment and survival differences in older Medicare patients with lung cancer as compared with those who are dually eligible for Medicare and MedicaidCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Grant House, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:5067-73. 2008..Dual eligibility is associated with low socioeconomic status. However, Medicaid coverage in addition to Medicare removes many financial barriers to care... - Incremental value of using Medicaid claim files to study comorbid conditions and treatments in dually eligible beneficiariesCathy J Bradley
Department of Public Health Management and Policy, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Med Care 48:79-84. 2010..Although investigations using Medicare claims files are ubiquitous in the health services research literature, Medicaid claims files are used less frequently. Nonetheless, Medicaid is the major payer for healthcare among low-income persons... - The need for online information on the economic consequences of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorshipCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
J Med Internet Res 7:e29. 2005..A unique advantage of the Internet is its ability to put information immediately in the hands of cancer patients and their families--assisting them to become informed consumers and skilled negotiators... - Employment outcomes of men treated for prostate cancerCathy J Bradley
Department of Health Administration, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 97:958-65. 2005..Yet little is known about how prostate cancer and its treatment affect men's employment status. Consequently, we explored employment outcomes 6 and 12 months after the diagnosis of prostate cancer... - Organizational characteristics and cancer care for nursing home residentsJan P Clement
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1008 Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23298 0203, USA
Health Serv Res 44:1983-2003. 2009.... - The utility of the state buy-in variable in the Medicare denominator file to identify dually eligible Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries: a validation studySiran M Koroukian
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, WG 49, Cleveland, OH 44106 4945, USA
Health Serv Res 45:265-82. 2010..DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTINGS: We used linked Medicare and Medicaid data from Michigan and Ohio for elders diagnosed with incident breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer between 1996 and 2001... - Dually eligible and colorectal cancer screening: too little, too late?Patricia Carcaise-Edinboro
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 20:854-65. 2009..Cancer screening reduces late-stage diagnosis. Medicare and Medicaid dually eligible patients receive more late stage colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses... - Surveillance mammography for Medicaid/Medicare breast cancer patientsPatricia Carcaise-Edinboro
Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1008 E Clay Street, Richmond, VA, 23298 0203, USA
J Cancer Surviv 4:59-66. 2010..We assessed the receipt of surveillance mammography for elderly breast cancer survivors considering their Medicaid and Medicare dual eligibility and minority status that may make them vulnerable to poor surveillance care... - Influence of patient-provider communication on colorectal cancer screeningPatricia Carcaise-Edinboro
Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
Med Care 46:738-45. 2008..Screening reduces incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite improved access, screening is suboptimal and disparate among minority groups. Quality of patient-provider communication may impact CRC screening... - The negative impact of stark law exemptions on graduate medical education and health care costs: the example of radiation oncologyMitchell S Anscher
Department of Radiation Oncology, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298 0058, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76:1289-94. 2010.... - Race, socioeconomic status, and breast cancer treatment and survivalCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 94:490-6. 2002..Our goal was to disentangle the influence of race and socioeconomic status on breast cancer stage, treatment, and survival... - Paying attention to our health care system and workforce: time to join a national discussionDavid C Sarrett
J Am Dent Assoc 139:1024, 1026-8. 2008 - Breast cancer survival, work, and earningsCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
J Health Econ 21:757-79. 2002..Our research points to heterogeneous labor market responses to breast cancer, and shows that breast cancer does not appear to be debilitating for women who remain in the work force... - Breast cancer and women's labor supplyCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
Health Serv Res 37:1309-28. 2002..Perhaps the morbidity associated with certain types and stages of breast cancer and its treatment does not interfere with work... - Late stage cancers in a Medicaid-insured populationCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA
Med Care 41:722-8. 2003..Medicaid insurance promotes screening for early stage cancers. However, previous research suggests that Medicaid recipients are at risk for late stage disease... - Correlates of late stage breast cancer and death in a Medicaid-insured populationCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 14:503-15. 2003..These two variables also influenced the likelihood of death. Additional investigation is needed to evaluate breast cancer care in nursing homes and to understand what, if any, care women receive prior to Medicaid enrollment... - Assessing the impact of cancer on work outcomes: what are the research needs?John F Steiner
Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80045, USA
Cancer 101:1703-11. 2004 - Health care disparities and cervical cancerCathy J Bradley
Michigan State University, Department of Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Am J Public Health 94:2098-103. 2004..We compared cervical cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, and survival in Medicaid-insured and non-Medicaid-insured populations... - Short-term effects of breast cancer on labor market attachment: results from a longitudinal studyCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, B412 Clinical Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
J Health Econ 24:137-60. 2005..Breast cancer's non-employment effect appears to be twice as large for African-American women. Women with breast cancer who remained working worked fewer hours than women in the control group... - Employment patterns of long-term cancer survivorsCathy J Bradley
Department of Medicine, B212 Clinical Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Psychooncology 11:188-98. 2002..Many employed patients worked in excess of 40 h per week although some reported various degrees of disability that interfered with job performance. Overall, the ability of cancer patients to continue employment appears optimistic... - Work and retirement after cancer diagnosisHeather L Bednarek
Department of Economics, Saint Louis University, 3674 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
Res Nurs Health 28:126-35. 2005..The results suggest that cancer may not negatively affect survivors' decision to retire or the quality of the retirement experience... - The impact of diabetes on employment and work productivityKaan Tunceli
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Diabetes Care 28:2662-7. 2005..The purpose of this study was to longitudinally examine the effect of diabetes on labor market outcomes... - Correlates of return to work for breast cancer survivorsReynard R Bouknight
Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:345-53. 2006..To identify correlates of return to work for employed breast cancer survivors... - The impact of physical and psychosocial factors on work characteristics after cancerJohn F Steiner
Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80045, USA
Psychooncology 17:138-47. 2008..Since changes in work are common and are associated with both physical and psychosocial symptoms, strategies are needed to reduce symptom burden and barriers to work and to improve work capacity for working-age cancer survivors... - Longitudinal analysis of censored medical cost dataOnur Baser
Thomson Medstat, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Health Econ 15:513-25. 2006..The methods are applied to a sample of 201 Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with lung cancer between 1994 and 1997... - Glycemic control and absenteeism among individuals with diabetesKaan Tunceli
Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Diabetes Care 30:1283-5. 2007 - A dynamic model for estimating changes in health status and costsJoseph C Gardiner
Department of Epidemiology, Division of Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Stat Med 25:3648-67. 2006..Our method, a joint regression model, provides a flexible approach to assessing the influence of patient characteristics on both cost and health outcomes while accommodating heteroscedasticity, skewness and censoring in the data... - Estimating mean hospital cost as a function of length of stay and patient characteristicsElena Polverejan
Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
Health Econ 12:935-47. 2003....
Research Grants
- Health Insurance, Labor Supply, and HealthCathy J Bradley; Fiscal Year: 2010..To our knowledge, this integral way of addressing the incentives and pitfalls of ECHI has not been previously examined. ..
- Health Insurance, Labor Supply, and HealthCathy Bradley; Fiscal Year: 2007..To our knowledge, this integral way of addressing the incentives and pitfalls of ECHI has not been previously examined. ..
- In-Depth Examination of Disparities in Cancer OutcomesCathy Bradley; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES OF LONG TERM CANCER SURVIVORSCathy Bradley; Fiscal Year: 2004....
- Health Insurance, Labor Supply, and HealthCathy Bradley; Fiscal Year: 2009..To our knowledge, this integral way of addressing the incentives and pitfalls of ECHI has not been previously examined. ..