Interaction of Insurance and Neighborhood Income on Operative Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Within a National Database.
Benjamin G AllarLiza AbrahamChukwuma N EruchaluAmina RahimiTanujit DeyGregory L PeckGifty KwakyeAndrew P LoehrerKristen T CrowellEvangelos MessarisRegan W BergmarkGezzer OrtegaPublished in: The Journal of surgical research (2024)
Especially when considered together, noncommercial insurance and lower MHI were associated with worse outcomes in CRC patients. Insurance was more protective than MHI against worse outcomes. These findings among a screening-aged cohort have policy planning implications for insurance expansions and healthcare funding allocations. Further research is needed to understand the complex underlying mechanisms that create this interaction between insurance and MHI.