Associations of early Medicaid expansion with insurance status and stage at diagnosis among cancer patients receiving radiation therapy

ConclusionsFor radiotherapy recipients, early Medicaid expansion was associated with decreased percent uninsured, particularly among low education counties, and earlier stage diagnoses for screenable cancers. Thus, early Medicaid expansion may improve access to care and decrease disparities for radiotherapy recipients.
Source: Practical Radiation Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research