© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 11, 807-808,
June 6, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Does Type of Health Insurance Affect Cancer Care, Diagnosis?
Research comparing the effect of health maintenance organizations and Medicaid on early cancer detection associates HMO coverage with a more favorable stage at diagnosis. It also indicates that Medicaid recipients and the uninsured are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at a later stage.
"I was pretty much expecting those findings from previous research and my own personal experience," said Richard Roetzheim, M.D., of the University of South Florida Department of Family Medicine and