Race, Age, Gender, and Insurance Status: A Comparative Analysis of Access to and Quality of Gastrointestinal Cancer Care.
Omid SalehiEduardo A VegaChristopher LathanDaria JamesOlga KozyrevaSylvia V AlarconOnur C KutluBeth HerrickClaudius ConradPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)
Insurance status has the strongest impact on the quality of gastrointestinal oncologic care with negative synergistic negative effect of race for Black Americans. While governmental programs aim to improve equality of care, there remains significant disparity compared to private insurance. Moreover, private insurance doesn't correct disparity for Black Americans, suggesting the need to address racial imbalances in cancer care.