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Ensuring patient access to affordable cancer drugs : workshop summary /

In recent years, patients' out-of-pocket costs for cancer care have been rising rapidly. These costs include health insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for covered services, as well as services that are not covered by insurance. Many cancer patients are especially vulnerable fina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Nass, Sharyl J. (Autor), Patlak, Margie (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.) (sponsoring body.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • new landscape of caner care
  • High out-of-pocket expenses
  • Migration of private practices to hospitals
  • Factors influencing cancer care access and costs
  • Drug shortages
  • Reimbursement constraints and incentives
  • 340B
  • Consolidation of practices
  • Potential solutions
  • Patient incentives
  • Physician incentives
  • Drug manufacturer incentives
  • Wrap-up.