Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural and Urban Primary Care Practices Amid Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act

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Analyzes the rate of colorectal cancer screening in 139 primary care practices between 2016 and 2020, following the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which provides financial incentives for screening. Includes colorectal cancer screening rates by year and quarter, social deprivation, age, race, region, and rurality, with comparisons between rural and urban primary care practices.

Tyrone F. Borders, Zachary J. Morgan, Lars E. Peterson

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 14

06/2023

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Cancer · Health screening · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data