Expansion coverage and preferential utilization of cancer surgery among racial and ethnic minorities and low-income groups

The Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion demonstrated inconsistent effects on cancer surgery utilization rates among racial and ethnic minorities and low-income Americans. This quasi-experimental study examines whether Medicaid expansion differentially increased the utilization of surgical cancer care for low-income groups and racial minorities in states that expanded their Medicaid programs.A cohort of more than 81,000 patients 18 to 64 years...