Percentage of SWOG trial participants on Medicaid grew significantly with ACA

Researchers from the SWOG Cancer Research Network, a clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), have found that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) expansion of Medicaid insurance in 2014 was followed by a significant increase in the proportion of patients enrolling in SWOG trials who were covered by Medicaid. "Improved access to clinical trials for more vulnerable patients is critical for improving confidence that trial findings apply to the general cancer population," the researchers state.

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