Are Small Reimbursement Changes Enough to Change Cancer Care? Reimbursement Variation in Prostate Cancer Treatment [HEALTH POLICY]

Conclusion:
Small differences in androgen-deprivation therapy reimbursement generosity were not associated with differential use. Fee-for-service reimbursement changes currently being implemented to improve quality in fee-for-service Medicare may not affect patterns of cancer care.

Source: Journal of Oncology Practice - April 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ellis, S. D., Chen, R. C., Dusetzina, S. B., Wheeler, S. B., Jackson, G. L., Nielsen, M. E., Carpenter, W. R., Weinberger, M. Tags: Coding and Reimbursement, Quality of care, Reimbursement, Medicare, Epidemiology & Prevention, Systemic Therapy, Quality of Care, Policy Analysis HEALTH POLICY Source Type: research