Yale study: Breast cancer found earlier in states with expanded Medicaid

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[Yale News / Anne Doerr] In a new Yale Cancer Center (YCC) study, researchers have demonstrated that a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). No such change was seen in states that didn’t expand their coverage. The findings were published today in JAMA Surgery. [Read more…]