2024
Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act and Early Mortality Following Lung Cancer Surgery
Nogueira L, Boffa D, Jemal A, Han X, Yabroff K. Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act and Early Mortality Following Lung Cancer Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2351529. PMID: 38214932, PMCID: PMC10787311, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicaid expansion statusNon-small cell lung cancerMedicaid expansion statesMedicaid expansionSurgical resection of non-small cell lung cancerResection of non-small cell lung cancerDifference-in-differencesExpansion statesPatients' state of residenceNonexpansion statesCohort studyAssociation of Medicaid expansionExpansion statusPostoperative mortalityDifference-in-differences analysisStudy population characteristicsState of residenceAffordable Care ActHealth insurance coverageCohort study of patientsSurgical resectionEarly mortalityMain OutcomesAssociated with declinesCancer outcomes
2022
Acceptance of Simulated Adult Patients With Medicaid Insurance Seeking Care in a Cancer Hospital for a New Cancer Diagnosis
Marks VA, Hsiang WR, Nie J, Demkowicz P, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Salazar MC, Berger ER, Boffa DJ, Leapman MS. Acceptance of Simulated Adult Patients With Medicaid Insurance Seeking Care in a Cancer Hospital for a New Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222214. PMID: 35838668, PMCID: PMC9287756, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew cancer diagnosesMedicaid insuranceCancer careAdult patientsSkin cancerComprehensive community cancer programsMultivariable logistic regression modelMedicaid acceptanceCancer-accredited facilitiesCancer diagnosisCommunity cancer programsBreast cancer carePopulation of patientsState Medicaid expansion statusCancer care servicesFacility-level factorsAbility of patientsAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyMedicaid expansion statusHigh-quality careLogistic regression modelsCancer HospitalCommon cancerFindings highlight gapsCancer programs