Disparities in colon cancer care and outcomes exist based on race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and insurance. Low-performing hospitals treat more non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, low SES, and Medicaid patients. Patients with low SES and Medicaid have decreased odds of receiving high-quality care at low-performing hospitals, while non-Hispanic black patients have decreased odds at high-performing hospitals. Low SES, Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients have worse overall survival at both low- and high-performing hospitals. It is important to improve low-performing hospitals and identify mechanisms contributing to survival disparities.
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