Out-of-Pocket Costs for Colonoscopy After Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening Among US Adults With Commercial and Medicare Insurance
A. Mark Fendrick, Nicole Princic, Lesley‐Ann Miller‐Wilson, Kathleen Wilson, Paul J. Limburg
Abstract
This economic evaluation examines whether adult patients in the US who have commercial or Medicare insurance pay out-of-pocket costs associated with follow-up colonoscopy within 6 months of a noninvasive stool-based test.
Topics & Concepts
ColonoscopyMedicineColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screeningHealth insuranceTest (biology)CancerActuarial scienceGeneral surgeryFamily medicineInternal medicineBusinessHealth careEconomicsPaleontologyEconomic growthBiologyColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesDiverticular Disease and Complications