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SUBMITTER: Nogueira LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649747 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nogueira Leticia M LM Chawla Neetu N Han Xuesong X Jemal Ahmedin A Yabroff K Robin KR
JNCI cancer spectrum 20190115 1
The dependent coverage expansion (DCE) and Medicaid expansions (ME) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may differentially affect eligibility for health insurance coverage in young adult cancer patients. Studies examining temporal patterns of coverage changes in young adults following these policies are lacking. We used data from the National Cancer Database 2003-2015 to conduct a quasi-experimental study of cancer patients ages 19-34 years, grouped as DCE-eligible (19- to 25-year-olds) and DCE- ...[more]