New Medicaid eligibility rules could lead to more than a million missed cancer screenings over two years, study says. According to the authors, these lapses in screening could cause more than 100 preventable cancer deaths. This is a consequence of the fact that some people will lose or have limited access to the Medicaid program, and thus also to paid preventive examinations. The study focuses on the impact of changes in eligibility for the system of preventive screenings, which are crucial for the early detection of cancer. The main finding is that administrative and eligibility restrictions in Medicaid can have a measurable negative impact on public health. At the same time, the authors quantify this impact with specific estimates of the number of missed examinations and related deaths.