Table 3. Changes in the Percentage of Uninsured Patients Associated With Medicaid Expansion Among Patients Aged 18 to 64 Years With Newly Diagnosed Cancer.
| Characteristica | Patients in Expansion States, ppt | Patients in Nonexpansion States, ppt | Model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjustedb | |||||||||
| 2010-2013 | 2014 | Difference | 2010-2013 | 2014 | Difference | DD, ppt | P Value | DD, ppt | P Value | |
| Total | 5.2 | 2.6 | −2.6 | 8.7 | 7.8 | −1.0 | −1.6 | <.001 | −1.3 | <.001 |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 5.7 | 2.9 | −2.8 | 9.2 | 8.4 | −0.8 | −2.0 | <.001 | −1.6 | <.001 |
| Female | 4.8 | 2.4 | −2.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | −1.1 | −1.3 | <.001 | −1.0 | <.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 4.4 | 2.1 | −2.3 | 6.7 | 5.7 | −1.0 | −1.4 | <.001 | −1.1 | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 7.6 | 3.5 | −4.1 | 11.3 | 10.2 | −1.1 | −3.0 | <.001 | −2.4 | <.001 |
| Hispanic | 9.5 | 5.5 | −4.0 | 20.3 | 18.9 | −1.4 | −2.6 | <.001 | −2.1 | <.001 |
| Persons below federal poverty line, % | ||||||||||
| <5.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | −1.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | −0.9 | −0.4 | .003 | −0.4 | <.001 |
| 5.0-9.99 | 4.1 | 2.2 | −1.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | −1.0 | −0.9 | <.001 | −0.9 | <.001 |
| 10.0-19.99 | 5.9 | 2.9 | −3.0 | 9.0 | 7.9 | −1.1 | −1.9 | <.001 | −1.7 | <.001 |
| ≥20.0 | 8.7 | 4.1 | −4.6 | 13.6 | 12.6 | −1.0 | −3.6 | <.001 | −3.1 | <.001 |
| Urban or rural status | ||||||||||
| Urban | 5.3 | 2.7 | −2.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | −0.9 | −1.6 | <.001 | −1.3 | <.001 |
| Rural | 7.1 | 2.8 | −4.3 | 9.2 | 8.4 | −0.7 | −3.5 | <.001 | −2.9 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: DD, difference in differences; ppt, percentage points.
a
Data for other and unknown categories not shown.
b
Models were adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, census tract–level poverty, rurality, and state.