The impact of Medicare eligibility on cancer screening behaviors

Preventive Medicine
Christian P MeyerQuoc-Dien Trinh

Abstract

Lack of health insurance limits access to preventive services, including cancer screening. We examined the effects of Medicare eligibility on the appropriate use of cancer screening services in the United States. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System (analyzed in 2014). Univariable and logistic regression analyses were performed for participants aged 60-64 and 66-70 to examine the effects of Medicare eligibility on prevalence of self-reported screening for colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. Sub-analyses were performed among low-income (<$25,000 annual/household) individuals. Medicare-eligible individuals were significantly more likely to undergo all examined preventive services (colorectal cancer OR: 1.90; 95% CI 1.79-2.04; prostate cancer OR: 1.29; 95% CI 1.17-1.43; breast cancer OR: 1.23; 95% CI 1.10-1.37) and the effect was most pronounced among low-income individuals (colorectal cancer OR: 2.04; 95% CI 1.8-2.32; prostate cancer OR: 1.39; 95% CI 1.12-1.72; breast cancer OR: 1.42, 95% CI 1.20-1.67). Access to a healthcare provider was the strongest independent predictor of undergoing appropriate screening, ranging from OR 2.73 (95% CI 2.20-3.39) for colorecta...Continue Reading

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Apr 8, 2016·Data in Brief·Christian P MeyerQuoc-Dien Trinh
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