Avanti Badrinathan
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Dr. Avanti Badrinathan is a health services researcher whose work examines how healthcare policy shapes surgical outcomes and cancer care access. Her research focuses on the intersection of health policy, health equity, and surgical oncology, with a particular emphasis on how insurance expansion and healthcare reform influence treatment patterns for patients with early-stage cancers. In her most-cited work, "Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion is Associated With Increased Utilization of Minimally Invasive Lung Resection for Early Stage Lung Cancer" (2022, 9 citations), Dr. Badrinathan demonstrated that states adopting Medicaid expansion under the ACA saw significantly higher rates of minimally invasive lung resection—a procedure with better outcomes than open surgery—compared to non-expansion states. This finding highlights how policy decisions can directly impact the quality of surgical care patients receive. Her work contributes critical evidence to ongoing debates about healthcare access and the downstream effects of insurance coverage on clinical practice. By linking health policy to surgical utilization, Dr. Badrinathan provides actionable insights for clinicians, policymakers, and advocates working to reduce disparities in cancer care.
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