Cancer Screening after the Adoption of Paid-Sick-Leave Mandates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

By the end of 2022, nearly 20 million workers in the United States have gained paid-sick-leave coverage from mandates that require employers to provide benefits to qualified workers, including paid time off for the use of preventive services. Although the lack of paid-sick-leave coverage may hinder access to preventive care, current evidence is insufficient to draw meaningful conclusions about its relationship to cancer screening.

Methods

We examined the association between paid-sick-leave mandates and screening for breast and colorectal cancers by comparing changes in 12- and 24-month rates of colorectal-cancer screening and mammography between workers residing in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have been affected by paid-sick-leave mandates (exposed M

SUBMITTER: Callison K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature