Addressing the financial burden of cancer treatment: From copay to can't pay

JAMA Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 273-274

  Shankaran, Veena ^a,b   Ramsey, Scott ^a,b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BUDGETS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84965091293     PISSN: 23742437     EISSN: 23742445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.0423     Document Type: Short Survey

References (6)

1. Ramsey S, Blough D, Kirchhoff A, et al. Washington State cancer patients found to be at greater risk for bankruptcy than people without a cancer diagnosis. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013;32(6):1143-1152.
2. Dusetzina SB, Winn AN, Abel GA, Huskamp HA, Keating NL. Cost sharing and adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitors for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2014;32(4):306-311.
3. Kaisaeng N, Harpe SE, Carroll NV. Out-of-pocket costs and oral cancer medication discontinuation in the elderly. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2014;20(7):669-675.
4. Zafar SY, McNeil RB, Thomas CM, Lathan CS, Ayanian JZ, Provenzale D. Population-based assessment of cancer survivors' financial burden and quality of life: a prospective cohort study [published online ahead of print December 16, 2014]. J Oncol Pract.
5. de Souza JA, Ratain MJ, Fendrick AM. Value-based insurance design: aligning incentives, benefits, and evidence in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012;10(1):18-23.
6. Shankaran V, Jolly S, Blough D, Ramsey SD. Risk factors for financial hardship in patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer: a population-based exploratory analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30(14):1608-1614.