Role of Medicaid in Early Detection of Screening-Amenable Cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examines the association between Medicaid enrollment, including through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), and distant stage for three screening-amenable cancers: breast, cervical, and colorectal.

Methods

We use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Cancer Registry linked with Medicaid enrollment data to compare patients who were Medicaid insured with patients who were not Medicaid insured. We estimate the likelihood of distant stage at diagnosis using logistic regression.

Results

Medicaid enrollment following diagnosis was associated with the highest likelihood of distant stage. Medicaid enrollment through NBCCEDP did not mitigate the likelihood of distant stage disease relative to Medicaid enrol

SUBMITTER: Bradley CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9167742 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature