Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion on Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer Care
Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion on Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer Care
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DOI:
10.1097/coc.0000000000000588
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发表时间:
2020-03-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Mahal, Brandon A.
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作者:
Mahal, Amandeep R.;Chavez, Janice;Mahal, Brandon A.
Objectives: We sought to evaluate sociodemographic disparities in insurance coverage among nonelderly adults with a common cancer after Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. Patients and Methods: In total, 109,182 patients aged 18 to 64 years diagnosed with a common cancer (lung, breast, or prostate cancer) were identified from 2010 to 2014. Multivariable logistic regressions analyzed associations between ACA implementation and uninsured rates on the basis of state approach to Medicaid expansion, stratified by race (black, white), and income (stratified at 138% Federal Poverty Line). Results: Uninsured rates declined after ACA implementation, with the greatest rate reductions associated with traditional Medicaid expansion (P-interaction