Patients who develop cancer that can be detected by screening are more likely to get an early-stage diagnosis if they have adequate insurance coverage, such as the kind provided through the Affordable Care Act, according to a new study that will be presented at the 2017 annual meeting of ASCO (abstract 6521).
The team of investigators, from the American Cancer Society, calculated the rates of early-stage diagnoses that followed the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and found that there