ACS study: Medicaid expansion increases survival, reduces health disparities for newly diagnosed patients with cancer

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A study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society showed Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was associated with an increase in two-year overall survival rates among patients newly diagnosed with cancer, especially among non-Hispanic Black people and people living in rural areas. 

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