likely to be uninsured before or after introduction of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Compared with the control group, there was a 1.7% gain in early-stage diagnosis and a 1.6% improvement in treatment within 30 days of diagnosis among younger women since 2010, the findings showed.
The greatest gains were among women who got public insurance after the Affordable Care Act was introduced. These women had a 2.5% gain in early-stage diagnosis and timely treatment compared with the control group.
The improvements were seen regardless of race, income or level of education.
While a 1.7% improvement in early diagnosis may seem insignificant, it is anything but, according to lead author Dr. Anna Jo Smith. It means that of the 22,000 women in the United States diagnosed with
