The impact of dependent coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act on time to breast cancer treatment among young women.

INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer in young women tends to be more aggressive, but timely treatment may not be always available, particularly to those without health insurance. We aim to examine whether the dependent coverage expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA-DCE) implemented in 2010 was associat...

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Main Authors: Xuesong Han, Jingxuan Zhao, Kathryn J Ruddy, Chun Chieh Lin, Helmneh M Sineshaw, Ahmedin Jemal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5999229?pdf=render