Study Finds Doctors Order Fewer Preventive Services For Medicaid Patients
on Thu, 2015-07-02 00:00 marcos
Gynecologists ordered fewer preventive services for women who were insured by Medicaid than for those with private coverage, a recent study found.
The study by researchers at the Urban Institute examined how office-based primary care practices provided five recommended preventive services over a five-year period. The services were clinical breast exams, pelvic exams, mammograms, Pap tests and depression screening.
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