STAT
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
A large independent group of oncologists in Philadelphia is suing the area’s dominant hospital system, Jefferson Health, alleging the system is violating federal antitrust and kickback laws by creating a “concerted campaign to eliminate” the group’s “presence in the oncology marketplace.”
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Robert decided to enrol on a clinical trial of chemotherapy plus high dose vitamin D at the University of Pennsylvania. Afterwards, he had to fight for the proton beam radiation therapy his doctor recommended as his insurance company considered it to be experimental. “I So, when I entered that tunnel, it was pretty dark.”.
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The Checkup by Singlecare
AUGUST 3, 2023
billion in out-of-pocket expenses for their surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. NCI , 2022) Cancer treatment is not always covered by insurance. Out-of-pocket costs include outpatient visits, medical services, emergency treatments, and hospital inpatient stays. had to pay $5.6 In 2019, patients paid $16.22
The Checkup by Singlecare
OCTOBER 27, 2023
National Cancer Institute , 2021) It is not always possible to get insurance coverage for cancer treatment. Out-of-pocket costs can include medical services, outpatient visits, emergency treatments, and hospital inpatient stays. ACS , 2023) Chemotherapy: This includes medications that patients take orally or intravenously.
The People's Pharmacy
MAY 1, 2023
Go with the Flow and Don’t Make Waves: By mindlessly filling a relentless torrent of prescriptions, we are doing what our alma mater, our professional associations, our spouse, our parents, state boards of pharmacy, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, Big Chain Drug, etc. Why Don’t Insurance Companies Push Prevention More Vigorously?
Roots Analysis
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
They are typically worn on the body, allowing patients to receive continuous or intermittent injections without the need for repeated manual injections or hospital visits. Challenges Associated With Wearable Injectors Cost : Initial device costs can be high, and not all insurance plans cover wearable injectors.
STAT
MARCH 6, 2023
Still, when doctors told her last year that the cancer was growing despite two operations, radiation therapy, and a fifth regimen of chemotherapy, the retired business-meeting facilitator decided to do something unorthodox: spend $83,000 out of pocket on an unproven experimental cancer vaccine. And a little guilty.
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