Access to affordable health insurance is crucial for individuals to receive necessary care, especially for those with chronic conditions like cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society shows that uninsured individuals are less likely to receive routine cancer screenings, leading to later diagnoses when treatment is more difficult and costly. Marketplace health plans offer services that cancer patients (and those who do not yet know they have cancer) need. Enrollees in Marketplace plans have access to evidence-based preventive services (without any cost sharing), prescription drug coverage, a network of doctors (including specialists like oncologists), emergency services, laboratory services, and other services cancer patients need.
This factsheet provides data on the percentage and number of people in each state enrolled in a Marketplace plan.
