Cancer Policy Lab

How policy decides who reaches cancer care

We study how insurance rules, payment models and the structure of health systems shape access to cancer surgery and treatment, and we build public tools that track those policies as they change.

Projects

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Coverage Watch

Medicaid work requirements and cancer: federal rules, state-by-state frailty verification, early outcomes and projected effects on screening and treatment.

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Ownership and cancer surgery

Private equity and hospital consolidation, and what they mean for access to and quality of cancer surgery.

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Paying for cancer surgery

How Medicare's bundled payment models, including TEAM, reach patients having cancer operations.

About

The Cancer Policy Lab is led by Adrian Diaz, MD, MPH, a surgical oncologist and health services researcher. Our work has appeared in JAMA Oncology, Health Affairs and Annals of Surgery.

Contact

For data requests, media inquiries or collaboration: [email protected]