Does a transition to accountable care in Medicaid shift the modality of colorectal cancer testing?

Melinda M DavisPaul ShaferStephanie RenfroKristen Hassmiller LichJackilen ShannonGloria D CoronadoK John McConnellStephanie B Wheeler

Published in: BMC health services research (2019)

Observed CRC testing did not immediately increase following the transition to CCOs in 2012. However increased testing in 2014, may reflect a delay in implementation of interventions to increase CRC screening and/or a strong desire by newly insured Medicaid CCO members to receive preventive care.

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