State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients
Osazuwa-Peters N, Barnes JM, Megwalu U, Boakye E, Johnston KJ, Gaubatz ME, Johnson KJ, Panth N, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA. State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncology 2020, 110: 104870. PMID: 32629408, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancer patientsInsurance coverage ratesHNC patientsCancer patientsMedicaid expansionYoung adultsEarly-stage diseaseInsurance coverageState Medicaid expansion statusEnd Results ProgramDiagnosis of HNCMedicaid expansion statusSignificant increaseState Medicaid expansionsLow incomeUnmarried patientsQuasi-experimental differenceResults ProgramLip cancerMedicaid coveragePatientsEarly-stage diagnosisDiagnosis rateCoverage rateExpansion status