Association between Medicaid Expansion and 5-Year Survival among Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer
Improvements in 5-year cause-specific survival and OS were greater in Medicaid expansion than non-expansion states among individuals residing in rural and high-poverty communities and among individuals diagnosed with cancers that generally have a worse prognosis, emphasizing the importance of Medicaid expansion in mitigating disparities in survival outcomes. See related commentary by Paskett, p. 2404.
Authors
- Ahmedin Jemal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-4111)
- Elizabeth J. Schafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6849-0093)
- Fábio Ynoe de Moraes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3407-9215)
- Jingxuan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-2000)
- Christopher J. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0730-0877)
- Xuesong Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7159-7949)
Institutions
- American Cancer Society (US)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Family Medicine Residency of Idaho (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Discovery
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.cd-25-1244
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13