insuranceMedicaidoutcomeradiationBACKGROUNDPatients covered by Medicaid insurance appear to have poorer cancer outcomes. Herein, the authors sought to test whether Medicaid was associated with worse outcomes among patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).Naghavi, Arash O.Echevarria, Michelle I.Grass, G...
What if you don’t have insurance? The government has provided federal-funded medical plans such as Medicaid and CHIP. Eligibility for cover under Medicaid is set at 200 percent of the federal poverty level. If your income is still modest but higher than the set 200 percent for Medicaid, yo...
Among 1,942 persons with HIV without healthcare coverage 2012-2015, transitioning to Medicaid (adjusted prevalence ratio 0.95 [0.87, 1.04]) or to private health insurance (1.04 [0.95, 1.13]) was not associated with a change in consistent HIV viral suppression compared to continued reliance on ...
CancerNaghavi AO, Echevarria MI, Grass GD, et al. Having Medicaid insurance negatively impacts outcomes in patients with head and neck malignan- cies. Cancer 2016. [Epub ahead of print]