State-Level Tax Policy, Cancer Screening, and Mortality Rates in the US
In this cross-sectional study, tax policy was associated with increased state-level cancer screening rates, as well as decreased cancer mortality rates, which mostly benefited White populations, suggesting that state-level policies may contribute to bridging ongoing cancer care gaps.
Authors
- Mujtaba Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-2677)
- Usama Waqar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9447-5810)
- Selamawit Woldesenbet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-3561)
- Odysseas P Chatzipanagiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8377-0263)
- Giovanni Catalano
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Emory University (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8455
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00