Health insurer policies toward risk-stratified colorectal cancer screening: a survey of health plan medical directors.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Ramsey, Scott D; McDermott, Cara L; Clarke, Lauren; Blough, David K

Source:

Journal of insurance medicine (New York, N.Y.), Volume 43, Issue 2, p.92-101 (2012)

Keywords:

2012, Adult, Aged, Colorectal Neoplasms, Continental Population Groups, Female, Genetic Testing, Humans, Insurance Carriers, Insurance, Health, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Policy, Public Health Sciences Division, Risk Assessment, September 2012

Abstract:

We sought to determine whether health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening varied based on risk.