Associations between rehabilitation utilization and out-of-pocket costs among older adults with breast cancer in the United States

This study used the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, SEER staff, and National Cancer Institute. The collection of cancer incidence data used in this study was supported by the California Department of Public Health pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 103885, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Program of Cancer Registries, under cooperative agreement 1NU58DP007156, the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program under contract HHSN261201800032I awarded to the University of California, San Francisco, contract HHSN261201800015I awarded to the University of Southern California, and contract HHSN261201800009I awarded to the Public Health Institute. The ideas and opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the State of California, Department of Public Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or their Contractors and Subcontractors. This article was prepared as part of some of the authors' (M.A.M.) official duties as employees of the US Federal Government. The opinions expressed by the authors are their own and this material should not be interpreted as representing the official viewpoint of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, or the National Cancer Institute.