In an analysis of 30,310 patients, researchers found that without Medicaid expansion, Black patients were less likely to receive timely treatment than white patients. With the expansion, “this disparity was diminished and lost significance,” the study authors said.
Patients analyzed were ages 18 to 64 with advanced cancers diagnosed between January 2011 and January 2019, and had begun treatment within 30 days following diagnosis.
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