Financial barriers fell for some cancer survivors after Affordable Care Act

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Cancer survivors ages 18 to 64 faced fewer financial barriers to health care after the Affordable Care Act was implemented than they did before the landmark law took effect, University of Michigan researchers found.In fact, they believe the ACA helped the financial burden (problems related to the cost of medical care) for younger cancer survivors fall to its lowest estimated levels in 20 years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news