One study found that African-American patients got more timely treatment thanks to Medicaid expansion, bringing up to par with treatment rates received by white Americans. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Affordable Care Act made people's timely access to cancer treatments better, and also may have improved the situation for racial disparities in access to such care.
As reported by The Wall Street Journal, researchers found that the expansion of coverage, including Medicaid expansions for lower-income people, increased diagnosis rates and patient treatment for certain cancers earlier on in the disease.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
