Grant Details
Grant Number: |
3R01CA237322-03S1 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Henrikson, Nora |
Organization: |
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute |
Project Title: |
Cafe Supplement 1 - Insurance Supplement |
Fiscal Year: |
2021 |
Abstract
Project Summary
This application is being submitted in response to the Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) identified as NOT-CA-
21-055. The costs associated with cancer and its treatment may have a tremendous impact on patients’ ability
to pay for health insurance, health needs, and basic needs (e.g., food, housing, shelter). Given the variation in
health insurance coverage, its ability to offset OOP costs, and individuals’ ability to change insurance,
insurance coverage is a modifiable factor relevant to OOP spending. We propose to leverage the unique
infrastructure of the CAFÉ randomized trial (R01CA237322) via the proposed supplemental study in response
to NOT-CA-21-055. The proposed supplemental study is within the scope of parent grant, a randomized trial of
a financial navigation intervention for people newly diagnosed with cancer. The supplemental study goal is to
assess the patterns of health insurance plan coverage and OOP costs in the time surrounding a diagnosis of
invasive cancer, as well as to understand the experiences of people with cancer who switched health
insurance plans following an invasive cancer diagnosis. Specific Aim 1: Evaluate patterns of health insurance
coverage and out-of-pocket spending prior to and following a cancer diagnosis, among adult members of
KPNW and KPWA diagnosed with cancer. Specific Aim 2: Conduct a qualitative assessment of adult members
with cancer who switched health insurance plan coverage using a descriptive phenomenological approach.
The proposed mixed-methods supplement study will improve our understanding of insurance coverage change
as a modifiable factor of cancer care costs, with high potential to inform future strategies to mitigate patient out
of pocket spending related to cancer care.
Publications
None. See parent grant details.