Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Up‐to‐Date Colorectal Cancer Testing in Medicare Enrollees

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether greater colonoscopy use among white as compared with nonwhite Medicare enrollees since Medicare established coverage for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been associated with a widening in white versus nonwhite disparities in up‐to‐date CRC testing status.

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