Tag: Insurance: Medicaid
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Preconception Indicators
Increases seen in preconception health counseling, daily folic acid intake
Expanding Medicaid in Holdout States Could Insure 3.9 Million
Given the increase in uninsured due to COVID-19-related unemployment, this estimate is likely low
Medicaid Expansion Contributing to Earlier Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer diagnosis earlier for low-income adults with screening-amenable cancers following Medicaid expansion
Medicaid Expansion Linked to Drop in Uninsured With Breast Cancer
Significant reductions in uninsured patients, in advanced-stage disease, especially in African-Americans
ASCO: Drop in Cancer Mortality Greater With Medicaid Expansion
Estimated 785 fewer cancer deaths in 2017 in states that expanded Medicaid
Health Insurance Coverage Disruption Impedes Cancer Care
Findings consistent across cancer continuum, from screening to treatment and end-of-life care
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Higher Mammography Rates
Expansion states saw higher Medicaid, total insurance coverage, and use of coverage for mammography
Uninsurance for Poor New Moms Down With ACA Medicaid Expansion
Increase in Medicaid eligibility linked to reduction in uninsurance and increase in Medicaid coverage
Uninsured Rate in Diabetes Belt Dropped With Medicaid Expansion
Decrease in uninsurance after Medicaid expansion greater in Diabetes Belt than in non-Belt counties
Many Antibiotic Rx Filled Without Infection-Related Diagnosis
More than one-quarter of antibiotic fills for Medicaid patients not associated with a clinician visit
