Trends in Breast Cancer Screening Between Medicare Beneficiaries With and Without Food Insecurity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the importance of food insecurity, there remains limited data on recent trends in disparities between individuals with and without food insecurity in the receipt of breast cancer screening. The authors examined national trends in breast cancer screening rates between female Medicare beneficiaries with and without food insecurity as well as determined whether access to breast cancer screening was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

The authors performed repeated cross-sectional analyses on 2018-2021 data of Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Public Use Files. Study sample included 4,459 (in 2018); 4,565 (in 2019); 4,334 (in 2020); and 3,966 (in 2021) noninstitutionalized female Medicare beneficiaries. After applying survey weights, this correspon

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature