Cancer Surgery Cost Not Linked with Hospital Volume
Medicare payments influenced by postoperative complications, cost of index hospitalization in cancer patients.
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ASCO Calls for Medicaid Reform to Improve Cancer Care for Low-Income Americans
ASCO issued a new policy statement that outlines nine specific recommendations to reform Medicaid and improve treatment for low-income patients with cancer.
Medicare to Pay for Early Lung Cancer Screening for Qualified Individuals
Annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screen for high-risk individuals will be covered by Medicare.
Breast Cancer Patients Aided by Medicare Subsidy Payments
‘Extra Help’ program leads to more women on hormone therapy for breast cancer treatment.
Chemotherapy Prescription Patterns Changed Before Medicare Act
Chemotherapy pattern findings based on analysis before and after the Medicare Modernization Act.
Lung Cancer Screening Found Cost-Effective in Medicare
Findings among Medicare lung cancer screening beneficiaries at high-risk due to past smoking.
Cancer Care Worse with Medicaid, No Insurance
Those with non-Medicaid insurance more likely to have surgery, radiation, and live longer.
States Concerned About Higher-Than-Expected Medicaid Enrollment
Millions signing up for Medicaid to comply with federal health care law.
Millions on Medicare Received Free Preventive Services
Due to ACA, more than 25.4 million Original Medicare beneficiaries received at least one free preventive service in 2013
Report: Sequester Cuts Hurt Future Oncology Research Capacity
Unless the federal budget sequester is resolved, the impacts to oncology and biomedical research in 2014 could be long-lasting and severe.
