Patterns of Coverage Gains Among Young Adult Cancer Patients Following the Affordable Care Act.
Journal
JNCI cancer spectrum
ISSN: 2515-5091
Titre abrégé: JNCI Cancer Spectr
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101721827
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2019
Mar 2019
Historique:
received:
21
09
2018
revised:
13
12
2018
accepted:
07
01
2019
entrez:
31
7
2019
pubmed:
31
7
2019
medline:
31
7
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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-ineligible (27- to 34-year-olds). Although private insurance coverage in DCE-eligible cancer patients increased incrementally following DCE implementation (0.5 per quarter;
Identifiants
pubmed: 31360889
doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkz001
pii: pkz001
pmc: PMC6649747
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
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