Mental illness and use of screening mammography among Medicaid beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in receipt of preventive services by people with mental illness have been documented previously. However, whether these disparities extend to screening mammography among individuals experiencing comparable barriers to accessing care has not been examined fully.

Purpose

To determine whether disparities exist in receipt of screening mammography between women with and without mental illness enrolled in Medicaid, a program with documented potential to reduce healthcare disparities.

Methods

Receipt of screening mammography was examined among women aged 50-64 years enrolled in Ohio's Medicaid program during the years 2002-2008 (n=130,088). Receipt of annual screening mammography was examined among those with at least one screening mammography during t

SUBMITTER: Koroukian SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3631560 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature