PURPOSE Medicaid expansion was designed to increase access to health care. Evidence
is mixed, but theory and empirical data suggest that lower cost of care through greater
access to insurance increases health care utilization and possibly improves the health of
poor and sick populations. However, this major health policy has yet to be thoroughly
investigated for its effect on health disparities. The current study is motivated by one of
today's most stark inequalities: the disparity in breast cancer mortality rates between Black …

PURPOSE This analysis used a difference-in-difference (DID) fixed effects regression model
to evaluate the impact of Medicaid Expansion on the disparity between black and white
breast cancer mortality rates. Medicaid Expansion was designed to increase access to
health care. Evidence is mixed, but theory and empirical data suggest that lower cost of care,
through greater access to insurance, increases health care utilization and possibly improves
the health of poor and sick populations. The goal of Medicaid Expansion was to improve …