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 programsAssociation of Insurance Status and Extent of Organ Involvement With Survival Among Patients With Stage IV Cancer
Zhan PL, Canavan ME, Ermer T, Pichert MD, Li AX, Maduka RC, Boffa DJ. Association of Insurance Status and Extent of Organ Involvement With Survival Among Patients With Stage IV Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2217581. PMID: 35713907, PMCID: PMC9206181, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.17581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding the Implications of Medicaid Expansion for Cancer Care in the US
Ermer T, Walters SL, Canavan ME, Salazar MC, Li AX, Doonan M, Boffa DJ. Understanding the Implications of Medicaid Expansion for Cancer Care in the US. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 139-148. PMID: 34762101, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.4323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMedicaidMedically UninsuredNeoplasmsPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActUnited StatesConceptsUS cancer populationCancer careMedicaid expansionCancer populationEligibility criteriaHealth policy initiativesHealth policy factorsOncology teamAffordable Care ActInsurance statusOncological careMedicaid coverageExpansion of MedicaidUninsured individualsCancer treatmentInsurance profileCareInterpretation of findingsPatient ProtectionHealth insuranceMedicaidCare ActSignificant changes
2021
Baseline Evaluation of Cancer Mortality in US States that Expanded Medicaid vs Nonexpansion States
Salazar MC, Kaminski MF, Canavan ME, Maduka RC, Li AX, Ermer T, Boffa DJ. Baseline Evaluation of Cancer Mortality in US States that Expanded Medicaid vs Nonexpansion States. JAMA Oncology 2021, 7: 1394-1395. PMID: 34292299, PMCID: PMC8299357, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.2582.Peer-Reviewed Original Research