Medicaid Expansion Timing and Pancreatic Cancer Resection Rates and Survival
Results of this cohort study reveal that Medicaid expansion was associated with improved survival and surgical access for patients with pancreatic cancer, although improvements were delayed and uneven. Persistent income-related disparities highlight the need for additional policies to achieve equitable outcomes.
Authors
- M. Weiss
- Gerardo A. Vitiello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-8903)
- Oliver Standring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4912-6195)
- Rohin Gawdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2088-2253)
- Danielle K. DePeralta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5990-0124)
- Daniel A. King
- Sepideh Gholami
- Steven M. Cohen
- Julien T. Hohenleitner
Institutions
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Northwell Health (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2026.0057
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00