Screening Colonoscopy among Uninsured and Underinsured Urban Minorities.

Background/aims: Uninsured individuals have lower rates of screening colonoscopy (SC), and little is known regarding the pathology results obtained when they undergo colonoscopies. Since 2004, we have participated in a program that offers SC to uninsured New Yorkers; herein, we report our findings.

Methods: Uninsured, average-risk patients who were at least 50 years of age underwent SC at our institution between April 2004 and June 2011.