Open AccessEnrollment of Older Persons in Cancer Trials After the Medicare Reimbursement Policy Change
Author(s) -
Cary P. Gross,
Natalie Wong,
Joel A. Dubin,
Susan T. Mayne,
Harlan M. Krumholz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.165.13.1514
Subject(s) - medicine , reimbursement , clinical trial , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , cancer , multivariate analysis , gerontology , demography , physical therapy , health care , economic growth , sociology , economics
The Medicare program was revised in 2000 to authorize payment of routine care costs for patients in clinical trials. This study evaluates the impact of the Medicare reimbursement policy change on enrollment of older patients into cancer trials.
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