TABLE 4.
Impact of ACA on the Odds of Medicaid Patients Undergoing Resection Relative to Patients With Private Insurance
| Cancer | State(s) | Period | Medicaid Versus Private | CI(Low) | CI (High) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expansion | Post | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.71 | |
| Pancreas | Pre | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.59 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.72 | 0.49 | 1.06 | |
| Pre | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.82 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.13 | 0.02 | 1.16 | |
| Esophagus | Pre | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.38 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.46 | 0.03 | 8.27 | |
| Pre | 0.49 | 0.14 | 1.7 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.51 | |
| Lung | Pre | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.47 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.39 | |
| Pre | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.37 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.81 | |
| Bladder | Pre | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.54 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.71 | |
| Pre | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.74 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.6 | |
| Breast | Pre | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.6 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.56 | |
| Pre | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.55 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.52 | |
| Colorectal | Pre | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.44 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.44 | |
| Pre | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.48 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.23 | 0.2 | 0.27 | |
| Prostate | Pre | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.24 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.29 | |
| Pre | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.24 | ||
| Expansion | Post | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.67 | |
| Gastric | Pre | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.63 | |
| Nonexpansion | Post | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.59 | |
| Pre | 0.49 | 0.4 | 0.59 |
Odds ratio (OR) of resection were adjusted for age, gender, race and Charlson Comorbidity Index.