Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Manuscript ID	40121
Country	United States

Received	2018-06-01 00:55
Peer-Review Started	2018-06-01 08:51
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-07-09 04:06
Return for Revision	2018-07-10 08:43
Revised	2018-08-20 01:41
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2018-08-22 06:57
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-08-27 00:01
Articles in Press	2018-08-27 00:01
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2018-09-03 02:14
Publish the Manuscript Online	2018-09-05 09:50

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Colorectal cancer screening use among insured adults: Is out-of-pocket cost a barrier to routine screening?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Abhilash Perisetti, Hafiz Khan, Nayana E George, Rachana Yendala, Aamrin Rafiq, Summre Blakely, Drew Rasmussen, Nathan Villalpando and Hemant Goyal
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Hemant Goyal http://orcid.org/doc.hemant@yahoo.com
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hemant Goyal, FACP, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 707 Pine St., Macon, GA 31201, United States. doc.hemant@yahoo.com
Key Words	Fecal occult blood; Healthcare delivery; Sigmoidoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening; Access to care; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Core Tip	There is scarcity of data about role of “out-of-pocket costs” among insured patients. From a prospectively collected database of more than 200000 insured individuals, we found that almost 9% of the population could not see a doctor due to an out-of-pocket cost issue. This occurrence was significantly higher in African- Americans, and those without primary care physicians. Undergoing the stool occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy in past one-year was significantly associated with not following up with a physician because of cost. The results of our study show that limited financial resources are significantly associated with colorectal cancer non-screening in the insured Americans.
Publish Date	2018-09-05 09:50
Citation	Perisetti A, Khan H, George NE, Yendala R, Rafiq A, Blakely S, Rasmussen D, Villalpando N, Goyal H. Colorectal cancer screening use among insured adults: Is out-of-pocket cost a barrier to routine screening? World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2018; 9(4): 31-38
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v9/i4/31.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v9.i4.31

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