Weighing costs in choosing cancer care
AP/Yahoo News, March 25, 2008
Because chemotherapy costs are rising so dramatically, the American Society of Clinical Oncology is developing guidelines on how to have a straight talk with patients about the affordability of treatment choices. The idea is to treat cost essentially as another side effect to weigh in choosing a therapy.
Most Viewed
Most Emailed
- $6.4B Henry Ford, Beaumont Merger Failed on Cultural Hurdles
- Don't Let Nurses Sink Your Bottom Line
- Hospitals Profit On Bloodstream Infections
- Fortunately, Angelina Jolie Isn't On Medicare
- Less Blood Testing for Some Surgeries Safe, Cost Effective
- How Chargemaster Data May Affect Hospital Revenue
- Primary Care Docs Average More Hospital Revenue Than Specialists
- Lower ED Margins Demand a Better Strategy
- House Lawmakers Grill CMS Over Health Exchange Navigators
- ED Physicians Key to Half of Hospital Admissions
