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Cancer patients have better survival odds in Medicaid expansion states

Both five-year and overall survival rates improved more in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility to more people

Insurance coverage and better access to screening services likely drove these improvements

FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients are more likely to survive if they live in a state that expanded its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new research shows.

Patients were more likely to have higher five-year and overall survival rates if their state had expanded Medicaid, researchers reported Oct. 8 in the journal Cancer .

“The evidence supporting Medicaid expansion in improving outcomes for cancer patients is clear,” lead researcher Elizabeth Schafe

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