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Effect of health insurance on child cancer prognosis

Children diagnosed with cancer under Medicaid and private insurance have similar survival rates, while uninsured children face an increased risk of death.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | Updated on September 14, 2017
Average childhood cancer survival was 1.32 months shorter for uninsured children and 0.62 months shorter for children with Medicaid. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Children diagnosed with cancer at the time they are covered under Medicaid have similar survival rates to those who are privately insured, according to a new study. The article, “The Effect of Health Insurance on Childhood Cancer Survival in the United States,” published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggests that care under the government program may not be inferior.

However, the study also shows slight evidence for an increased risk of cancer death in children who are uninsured at diagnosis.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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