Medicare HMO costs may prevent cancer patient clinical trial participation
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) According to a study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, newly diagnosed cancer patients age 65 and older who are enrolled in Medicare's Health Maintenance Organization plans may be unlikely to participate in clinical trials because the plan requires patients to pay both a deductible and 20 percent of the treatment cost. The study found that clinical trial cost limited access to state-of-the-art care for some of soc...
9/23/2008 4:00:00 AM
EurekAlert! - Business and Economics
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