TY - JOUR
AU - Lawrence, William W.
AB - ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Recommendation for and Receipt of Cancer Screenings Among Medicaid Recipients 50 Years and Older C. Annette DuBard, MD, MPH; Dorothee Schmid, MA; Angie Yow, RN; Anne B. Rogers, BSN, RN, MPH; William W. Lawrence, MD Background: Persons of low socioeconomic status, in- 51.5% of eligible patients, respectively. Documented rates cluding those with Medicaid coverage, are more likely of adequate screening were 28.2% for colorectal cancer, to be diagnosed with cancer at an advanced stage, but 31.7% for mammography within 2 years, and 31.6% for little is known about cancer screening practices among Papanicolaou test within 3 years. When medical record Medicaid recipients. Our objective was to identify can- and claims data were combined, approximately half of cer screening rates among older Medicaid recipients seen eligible patients had evidence of screening. Length of the in a primary care setting, and to identify patient and phy- patient-physician relationship and African American race sician characteristics associated with screening. were positively associated with screening. Methods: We used a stratified cluster sampling design Conclusions: Cancer screening rates among older Med- to select a representative sample of 1951 North Caro- icaid recipients fall far short of national objectives. Lack lina Medicaid recipients 50 
TI - Recommendation for and Receipt of Cancer Screenings Among Medicaid Recipients 50 Years and Older
JO - JAMA Internal Medicine
DO - 10.1001/archinte.168.18.2014
DA - 2008-10-13
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/recommendation-for-and-receipt-of-cancer-screenings-among-medicaid-GKxg9M3Gua
SP - 2014
EP - 2021
VL - 168
IS - 18
DP - DeepDyve
ER -