The impact of Medicaid coverage and reimbursement on access to diagnostic mammography
Schuur JD, Shah A, Wu Z, Forman HP, Gross CP. The impact of Medicaid coverage and reimbursement on access to diagnostic mammography. Cancer 2009, 115: 5566-5578. PMID: 19728371, PMCID: PMC3723693, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicaid reimbursement ratesTimely appointmentsDiagnostic mammographyReimbursement ratesState Medicaid reimbursement ratesStandardized patientsSame clinical vignettesMedicaid reimbursementLow socioeconomic statusMedicare reimbursement ratesThird available appointmentLow Medicaid reimbursementInsurance statusInsurance typeBreast cancerMedicaid coverageAbnormal mammogramsAvailable appointmentClinical servicesMedicaidSocioeconomic statusMammography facilitiesMedicare reimbursementMammographyMedicare