Declining mammography screening in a state Medicaid Fee-for-Service program: 1999-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate and compare annual and biennial mammography screening rates across age, race, and geographic location (rural-urban) and to determine mammography screening persistence over 10 years among women enrolled in the West Virginia (WV) Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) program.

Methods

The WV Medicaid FFS administrative claims data for women recipients aged 40-64 from 1999 to 2008 were used for study purposes. Annual and biennial screening rates and persistence with screening were determined for women who were continuously enrolled in the WV Medicaid FFS program for respective calendar years.

Results

A steady decline in the annual and biennial screening rates over a 10-year period (1999-2008) was observed among women recipients aged 40-64 years in the WV Me

SUBMITTER: Bhanegaonkar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3411332 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature