Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer
Gross CP, Andersen MS, Krumholz HM, McAvay GJ, Proctor D, Tinetti ME. Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer. JAMA 2006, 296: 2815-2822. PMID: 17179458, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colon lesionsColon lesionsMedicare beneficiariesColon cancerColonoscopy useEnd Results-MedicareProportion of patientsUse of colonoscopyEnd Results (SEER) areasMultivariate logistic regressionReimbursement policiesColon cancer screeningColon cancer riskMultivariate Poisson regressionYears of ageReimbursement policy changesSigmoidoscopy useEligible patientsOlder patientsColorectal cancerCancer screeningPrimary diagnosisScreening modalityColon cancer diagnosisCancer risk