Research Letter

Reduced Medicaid Retroactive Eligibility and Out-of-Pocket Costs for Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.12831

May 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study examines whether recent changes in retroactive Medicaid eligibility are associated with out-of-pocket costs for individuals with newly diagnosed gastrointestinal cancer.

Corresponding Author: Aaron J. Dawes, MD, PhD, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3680L, Stanford, CA 94305 (ajdawes@stanford.edu).

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