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- Title
Strategies to Reduce Cancer-Care Costs.
- Authors
Goozner, Merrill
- Abstract
The article offers strategies for reducing costs of cancer care. According to experts at the forum "Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century" held by the Institute of Medicine, payment for cancer care will change because of rising medical care costs in the U.S. Many institutions and community oncology practices are considering treatment alternatives that lower costs while preserving care quality. United Healthcare introduced a payment program with community oncology practices.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MEDICAL care costs; CANCER patient care; FORUMS; NATIONAL Academy of Medicine (U.S.); CANCER treatment; MEDICAL quality control; UNITED HealthCare Services Inc.
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2013, Vol 105, Issue 4, p247
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djt020