Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effectsMedicaid Patients Have Greater Difficulty Scheduling Health Care Appointments Compared With Private Insurance Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Hsiang WR, Lukasiewicz A, Gentry M, Kim CY, Leslie MP, Pelker R, Forman HP, Wiznia DH. Medicaid Patients Have Greater Difficulty Scheduling Health Care Appointments Compared With Private Insurance Patients: A Meta-Analysis. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2019, 56: 0046958019838118. PMID: 30947608, PMCID: PMC6452575, DOI: 10.1177/0046958019838118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care appointmentsCare appointmentsMedicaid patientsAppointment availabilityLower likelihoodPrimary care appointmentsHealth service accessibilityAudit studyPrivate insurance patientsMedicaid insuranceSpecialty appointmentsRelative riskInsurance patientsPatientsMeta-AnalysisSecondary analysisPrivate insurancePatient scenariosPhysician practicesAppointmentsMedicaidService accessibilityGreat difficultyDisparitiesStudy