Association of Medicaid Expansion with Stage at Presentation in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has been shown to be associated with earlier diagnosis for several cancer types. The aim was to determine whether the proportion of patients diagnosed with early stage pancreatic cancer (PDAC) differed over time within states that expanded Medicaid in January 2014 (MES) vs. non-Medicaid expansion states (NMES).
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research