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In turn,\u00a0patients without adequate access to PC may face healthcare\u00a0disparities. We sought to characterize the impact of established PC on postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing a surgical procedure for a\u00a0digestive tract cancer.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Medicare beneficiaries with a diagnosis of hepatobiliary, pancreas, and colorectal cancer between 2005 and 2019 were identified within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program and Medicare-linked database. Individuals who did versus did not have PC encounters within 1-year before surgery were identified. A postoperative textbook outcome (TO) was defined as the absence of complications, no prolonged hospital stay, no readmission within 90 days, and no mortality.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Among 63,177 patients, 50,974 (80.7%) had at least one established PC visit before surgery. Patients with established PC were more likely to achieve TO (odds ratio [OR], 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09\u20131.19) with lower odds for complications (OR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.72\u20130.89), extended hospital stay (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.81\u20130.94), 90-day readmission (OR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.90\u20130.99), and 90-day mortality (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.79\u20130.96). In addition,\u00a0patients with established PC had a 4.1% decrease in index costs and a 5.2% decrease in 1-year costs. Notably, patients who had one to five visits with their PC in the year before surgery had improved odds of TO (OR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.16\u20131.27), whereas individuals with more than 10 visits had lower odds of a postoperative\u00a0TO (OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.84\u20130.98).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Most Medicare beneficiaries with digestive tract cancer had established PC within the year before their surgery. Established PC was associated with a higher probability of achieving ideal outcomes and lower costs. 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