Cervical Cancer Could Be Eradicated, Experts Say. But Not with Medicaid Cuts and Anti-Vax Politics.

Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics.

Jess Deis, a nurse practitioner and nurse midwife in Kentucky and Indiana, learned she had cervical cancer after she qualified for Medicaid insurance in 2014. (Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern)Third in a five-part series. It had been a decade since Jess Deis’ last women’s wellness exam when Kentucky expanded Medicaid and she finally qualified for the state insurance program. Physicians recommend a cervical cancer screening — also referred to as a Pa…

Cervical cancer could be eradicated, experts say. But not with Medicaid cuts and anti-vax politics

Jess Deis, a nurse practitioner and nurse midwife in Kentucky and Indiana, learned she had cervical cancer after she qualified for Medicaid insurance in 2014. (Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern)Third in a five-part series. It had been a decade since Jess Deis’ last women’s wellness exam when Kentucky expanded Medicaid and she finally qualified for the state insurance program. Physicians recommend a cervical cancer screening — also referred to as a Pa…