Medicaid Expansion Linked to Better Cancer Survival at 5 Years — Residents of rural, high-poverty areas derived greatest benefit versus non-expansion states by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today October 8, 2025 Survival also improved for multiple cancers associated with high mortality risk, reported Elizabeth J. Schafer, MPH, of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and coauthors in Cancer Discovery. “The evidence supporting Medicaid expansion in improving outcomes for cancer patients is clear,” Schafer said in a statement. “Research has shown that Medicaid expansion can increase cancer screening prevalence, early-stage diagnosis, short-term survival, and now — according to our own analysis — 5-year survival. These findings underscore the importance of protecting and expanding Medicaid in the remaining 10 non-expansion states to improve outcomes for all individuals.” “Improvements in health insurance coverage following Medicaid expansion likely contributed to greater improvements in 5-year survival in expansion states compared to non-expansion states,” she told MedPage Today. “Insurance coverage plays a crucial role in enhancing cancer outcomes by enabling timely access to diagnostic and treatment services.”
My letter to reps:
Cutting Medicaid will cost lives and the health of Americans, this is clear from the fact that better cancer survival is linked to Medicaid expansion with ACA.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose for your own letters to reps.