Significantly fewer uninsured adults and children are eligible for Medicaid coverage in states that are not implementing the Medicaid expansion at this time, resulting in large populations remaining ...

Medicaid expansion was associated with significantly improved 5-year cancer survival for patients in rural and high-poverty areas compared to non-expansion states. Five-year cause-specific survival ...

Cancer patients are more likely to survive if they live in a state that expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, new research shows. Patients were more likely to have higher ...

The 10-year total cost to expand Medicaid among non-expansion states adds up to approximately $31.6 billion, according to an Urban Institute report. Considering that for every $1 invested in Medicaid ...

In patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Medicaid expansion under the 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA) was associated with improved 2- and 4-year survival. Medicaid expansion ...

Medicaid expansion correlated with reduced 2- and 4-year mortality in NSCLC patients under 65, especially in late expansion states. Improved survival was noted in younger patients, women, and certain ...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enabled states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults and required expansion programs to cover substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Extending prior research, we ...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care, including cancer screening and diagnosis, especially for medically underserved populations, leading to substantial underdiagnosis of early-stage cancers in ...