Mind the Gap: Why Closing the Doughnut Hole Is Insufficient for Increasing Medicare Beneficiary Access to Oral Chemotherapy [Health Services and Outcomes]

Conclusion Out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries taking orally administered anticancer medications are high and will remain so after the doughnut hole closes. Efforts are needed to improve affordability of high-cost cancer drugs for beneficiaries who need them.

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Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - January 25, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dusetzina, Keating Tags: Policy Analysis, Cost of Cancer Care Health Services and Outcomes Source Type: research