Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds

By: Nada Hassanein

Outlets: Stateline

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 502

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Women with breast cancer living in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility were less likely to die from the disease — but not everyone benefited equally, according to a recent study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.

Researchers from Howard University, the University of Alabama, Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan, and others looked at data from about 1.6 million women ages 40 to 64 who were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2006 and …

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