Abstract A88: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Breast Cancer Stage

Conclusion: The ACA's elimination of copayments/co-insurance for preventive services such as cancer screening may have a meaningful impact on cancer outcomes. A preliminary assessment shows that it may lead to a shift in earlier stage breast cancers. The elimination of these out-of-pocket expenses for mammograms may particularly benefit Latina women who tend to have lower screening rates. These study findings should be interpreted in light of its limitations such as its cross-sectional design and lack of mammography screening assessment. More research is needed to understand the impact of the ACA on cancer care and outcomes.Citation Format: Abigail Silva, Talar Markossian, Yamile Molina. A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Breast Cancer Stage. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A88.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Silva, A., Markossian, T., Molina, Y. Tags: Health Economics, Policy, and Outcomes: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research