Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevalence Among Low-Income Groups With Health Insurance | Zendy

Karen M. Emmons | Zendy; Rebecca Lobb | Zendy; Elaine Puleo | Zendy; Gary G. Bennett | Zendy; Elena M. Stoffel | Zendy; Sapna Syngal | Zendy

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Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevalence Among Low-Income Groups With Health Insurance

Author(s) -

Karen M. Emmons,

Rebecca Lobb,

Elaine Puleo,

Gary G. Bennett,

Elena M. Stoffel,

Sapna Syngal

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

health affairs

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.837

H-Index - 178

eISSN - 2694-233X

pISSN - 0278-2715

DOI - 10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.169

Subject(s) - ethnic group , medicine , health insurance , colorectal cancer screening , demography , cancer screening , health equity , population , race (biology) , colorectal cancer , environmental health , cancer , gerontology , health care , public health , colonoscopy , political science , nursing , botany , sociology , law , biology

We examined the prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a low-income, racial/ethnic minority sample, among whom 97 percent had health insurance that covered CRC screening. This is a model for examining the impact of health insurance on racial/ethnic disparities in screening. Screening rates (67 percent self-reported; 52 percent adjusted based on a validation substudy) were higher than among similar population-based samples who have lower levels of insurance coverage. There were no differences by race/ethnicity. This study suggests that insurance coverage for CRC screening should be considered as part of a comprehensive approach to address CRC disparities.

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