AANS Beyond 2021: Scientific Papers Collection-Medicaid Expansion is Associated with Increase Administration of Standard of Care therapy and Lower Uninsured Rates in Glioblastoma Patients

Medicaid Expansion is Associated with Increase Administration of Standard of Care therapy and Lower Uninsured Rates in Glioblastoma Patients

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In this video, Jonathan Wesley Borden discusses his team's findings on how Medicaid expansion affected glioblastoma patient care and insurance coverage. The study analyzed a cohort of 70,000 glioblastoma patients from 2007 to 2015. It found that Medicaid expansion was associated with an increase in the proportion of patients receiving standard of care therapy in expansion states but not in non-expansion states. This difference suggests that Medicaid expansion played a role in improving access to standard care. Additionally, Medicaid expansion was linked to decreased uninsured rates in glioblastoma patients. However, it did not impact time to first treatment significantly. This presentation was supported by the Simmons Center for Cancer Research and the Brigham Young University Department of Neuroscience.

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Jonathan Wesley Borden

Medicaid expansion

glioblastoma

patient care

insurance coverage