Study Shows Medicaid Expansion May Lead to Better Colon Cancer Treatment

The study “Association Between Medicaid Expansion and Diagnosis and Management of Colon Cancer” by researchers in our department, including surgical oncology faculty members Alessandro Paniccia, Amer Zureikat, and senior investigator Samer Tohme, MD, showed that the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for low-income people appears to lead to earlier diagnosis of colon cancer, enhanced access to care, and improved surgical care for patients with the disease. The work, which was recently published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons, was featured in a UPMC press release:

• Medicaid Expansion May Improve Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Study Says