Study indicates that Medicaid expansion has led to earlier cancer detection among individuals with low income

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/w-sit070120.php


News Release 6-Jul-2020
Wiley


New research found that the likelihood of being diagnosed with advanced cancer decreased among individuals with low income after expansion of Medicaid coverage. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS).

The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid coverage for most adults in the United States with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level, and many states opted to do so starting in 2014. This led to increased enrollment in Medicaid, with most new enrollees reporting that they had previously been uninsured.

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