[Comment] Beyond a moonshot: insurance coverage for proton therapy

Health care in the USA is undergoing fundamental transformation. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuing Federal legislative efforts are changing the way cutting-edge scientific innovations are translated to outcomes in patients. At the same time, oncology therapy is advancing rapidly (eg, precision medicine, targeted therapies, and robotic surgery), as is radiotherapy technology (eg, stereotactic body radiotherapy, novel imaging and treatment delivery systems, and proton therapy).
Source: The Lancet Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Comment Source Type: research