Table 2.
Differences in insurance coverage proportions among expanded and non-expanded states, after stratifying for the type of cancer
| Category | Type | Pre-ACA (2007 to 2010) | Pre-Medicaid expansion (2011 to 2013) | Post-Medicaid expansion (2014 to 2015) | p value |
| Expanded states | Bone tumors | n = 1290 | n = 955 | n = 701 | |
| Insured | 82% (1053) | 79% (759) | 79% (550) | 0.02 | |
| Medicaid | 14% (185) | 16% (156) | 19% (134) | ||
| Uninsured | 4% (52) | 4% (40) | 2% (17) | ||
| Non-expanded states | Bone tumors | n = 292 | n = 241 | n = 168 | |
| Insured | 80% (232) | 79% (191) | 80% (135) | 0.17 | |
| Medicaid | 13% (39) | 13% (31) | 10% (17) | ||
| Uninsured | 7% (21) | 8% (19) | 10% (16) | ||
| Expanded states | Soft-tissue sarcomas | n = 3957 | n = 3192 | n = 2270 | |
| Insured | 87% (3435) | 85% (2723) | 84% (1914) | < 0.001 | |
| Medicaid | 10% (390) | 11% (353) | 14% (315) | ||
| Uninsured | 3% (132) | 4% (116) | 2% (41) | ||
| Non-expanded states | Soft-tissue sarcomas | n = 998 | n = 688 | n = 535 | |
| Insured | 84% (833) | 86% (589) | 85% (457) | 0.20 | |
| Medicaid | 9% (87) | 6% (43) | 9% (46) | ||
| Uninsured | 8% (78) | 8% (56) | 6% (32) |
ACA = Affordable Care Act.