Medicaid patients less likely to get breast exams or Pap tests

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/Preventive...

"Gynecologists ordered fewer preventive services for women who were insured by Medicaid than for those with private coverage, a recent study found.".....

"....the study found "strong evidence" that visits by Medicaid patients were less likely to include a clinical breast exam or a Pap test, says Stacey McMorrow, a senior research associate at the Urban Institute's Health Policy Center and the study's lead author..."