Understanding Medicaid: What Cancer Survivors & Advocates Need to Know

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00:00 Introduction
02:00 Medicaid - What to Know
08:22 Proposals to Cut Medicaid & Impacts on Enrollees
22:00 Cancer Mortality & Care Access Inequities
29:45 Medicaid Expansion Explained
42:55 Discussion & Q&A

NCCS presents “Understanding Medicaid: What Advocates Need to Know.” Designed for cancer survivors, caregivers, and health care professionals, this session sheds light on Medicaid’s critical role in providing health coverage to 74 million Americans, including cancer survivors and their families.

During this educational webinar, we explore the essentials of Medicaid, including what it is, who it covers, and how it is financed. Viewers will gain insights into Medicaid’s importance in addressing health disparities and supporting cancer patients.

Robin Yabroff, PhD, of the American Cancer Society, and Heather Saunders, PhD, from the Kaiser Family Foundation, provide an overview of Medicaid’s structure, its importance for cancer survivors, and the potential consequences of funding cuts on access to care for the cancer community.

Dr. Saunders’ presentation covers how Medicaid is funded and who is eligible. She highlights how various proposed cuts to federal Medicaid funding could impact enrollees, noting that as many as 20 million enrollees would lose coverage if the federal match for the expansion of the Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were eliminated. Dr. Yabroff’s presentation explores how medical coverage affects patient outcomes in cancer care, and how the ACA’s Medicaid Expansion has improved cancer mortality rates in states that expanded Medicaid versus those that did not. After their presentations, NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso moderates a Q&A with the speakers featuring questions from the audience.

This webinar is an essential resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Medicaid’s vital role in the U.S. health care system.