Brendon Stiles, Professor and Chief, Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology at Montefiore Health System, shared on X:
“Proud to share our new paper in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, led by Olga Ostrovetsky.
In >1.5 million patients with NSCLC, Medicaid expansion was associated with earlier-stage diagnosis and greater use of surgery.
Health policy matters for cancer outcomes.”
Title: Looking Back to Look Ahead: Medicaid Expansion and its Effect on Stage at Diagnosis and Surgery Rates in NSCLC
Authors: Olga Ostrovetsky, Grace Ha, Jorge Humberto Rodriguez-Quintero, Jason Duodu, Frederick Vasquez, Marc Vimolratana, Tamar Nobel, Neel P Chudgar, Brendon M Stiles
Evan Thomas, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Renaissance Institute of Precision Oncology and Radiosurgery, added:
“This is tremendous, meaningful, impactful work.
Hats off to Brendon Stiles’s group for showcasing that real access to care matters in cancer outcomes.
I wonder if universal coverage would move the needle for lung cancer survival more even than screening did.”
You can also read: SABR Versus Surgery in Early-Stage NSCLC: New JCO Study Supports Surgical Resection, With Important Questions for Older Patients
