The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Stage at Diagnosis of Melanoma Patients: A Retrospective Study
This study revealed the positive impact of the ACA's Medicaid expansion on melanoma stage at presentation, highlighting the importance of public health policies in reducing disparities in mortality rates and early-stage diagnoses. Future research should explore additional barriers to care and evaluate the long-term outcomes of Medicaid expansion to optimize cancer care for vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Shwe Win
- Helena T. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2193-1829)
- Ravi Salgia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-7626)
- Badri Modi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8268-3914)
- Vijay Trisal
- Miguel A. Villalona‐Calero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1991-5070)
- Arya Amini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-9159)
- Wenge Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9509-6735)
- Ramya Muddasani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-8276)
- Yan Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9405-2025)
- Aaron Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1220-9616)
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- City of Hope (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17010061
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65