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Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid

  • Written by Olajumoke Olateju, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Houston
Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with MedicaidCancer burdens your finances as well as your health -- even if you've got insurance.OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via GettyImages

Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my recent study.

Those patients either personally...

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