Medicaid Expansion and Mortality Among Patients With Breast, Lung, and Colorectal Cancer | Zendy

Miranda B. Lam | Zendy; Jessica Phelan | Zendy; E. John Orav | Zendy; Ashish K. Jha | Zendy; Nancy L. Keating | Zendy

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Medicaid Expansion and Mortality Among Patients With Breast, Lung, and Colorectal Cancer

Author(s) -

Miranda B. Lam,

Jessica Phelan,

E. John Orav,

Ashish K. Jha,

Nancy L. Keating

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.24366

Subject(s) - medicaid , colorectal cancer , medicine , oncology , breast cancer , lung cancer , lung , cancer , health care , political science , law

Key Points Question Is Medicaid expansion associated with changes in mortality for patients with cancer? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 523 802 patients with newly diagnosed breast, colorectal, or lung cancer, Medicaid expansion was associated with decreased mortality in expansion states compared with control nonexpansion states. This mortality improvement appeared to be mediated by earlier stage of cancer at diagnosis. Meaning In this study, Medicaid expansion was associated with a decreased hazard of mortality among patients with newly diagnosed breast, colorectal, and lung cancer.

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