September 29, 2016
Innovative but costly anti-cancer drugs have spurred the development of several value assessments and cost frameworks, all designed to explore one question: Do the benefits of these treatments justify their price? Now, new research published in Health Affairs suggests that these treatments may significantly extend the life expectancy of some cancer patients.
August 11, 2016
Cancer patients may feel under-informed about their diagnosis, overwhelmed by out-of-pocket expenses and unable to carry out day-to-day activities – despite being confident about their quality of care.
August 9, 2016
Biosimilar medications designed to give patients more options may instead become health plans’ newest tool for limiting patient access.
July 22, 2016
Patients with Alzhe.imer’s or Parkinson’s disease may have a new source of hope: cancer drugs
July 7, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Oncology Care Model is off and running. As announced during The White House’s cancer summit at Howard University, more than 200 physician practices and 3,200 oncologists have enrolled – effective July 1.
June 23, 2016
High drug prices have led to a proliferation of value models that investigate how the United States can control ballooning health care costs. But just how realistic are these models – and their implementation?
June 7, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden addressed oncologists, industry and medical professionals in Chicago Monday with a resounding plea: collaborate to “translate scientific discovery into meaningful treatments.”
May 26, 2016
A movement to make cancer treatment more personalized, more targeted and more effective has real potential for patients – but only if they can access the needed diagnostics and medications.
May 19, 2016
Physicians on a congressional panel Tuesday called for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to withdraw their Part B demonstration proposal.
May 1, 2016
Treatments for cancer have improved dramatically in recent decades. The five-year survival rate – the percentage of people with cancer…
