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Association of race and health insurance in treatment disparities of colon cancer: A retrospective analysis utilizing a national population database in the United States.

Scarlett B HaoRebecca A SnyderWilliam IrishAlexander A Parikh
Published in: PLoS medicine (2021)
This study suggests that racial disparities in receipt of treatment for CC persist even among patients with similar health insurance coverage and that different disparities exist for different racial/ethnic groups. Changes in health policy must therefore recognize that provision of insurance alone may not eliminate cancer treatment racial disparities.
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