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Showing posts with label costs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label costs. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

paywalled: Confidence in receiving medical care when seriously ill: a seven-country comparison of the impact of cost barriers - Health Expectations

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Confidence in receiving medical care when seriously ill: a seven-country comparison of the impact of cost barriers - Wendt - 2011 - Health E...
Thursday, April 05, 2012

abstract: Eligibility criteria in private and public coverage policies for BRCA genetic testing and genetic counseling.

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Eligibility criteria in private and public coverage policies for BRCA genetic testing and genetic counseling Genet Med. 2011 Dec;13(12):...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

WSJ to Biotech: "You're All Going To Die." Thanks - Now Let's Keep Fighting. - Forbes (worth reading)

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WSJ to Biotech: "You're All Going To Die." Thanks - Now Let's Keep Fighting. - Forbes "Friday’s WSJ features a brut...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

YouTube: Interview with Dr Stukel, Author of Hospital Spending Intensity and Patient Outcomes

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Also, planning a comparison study with London School of Economics and Havard

open access: Association of Hospital Spending Intensity With Mortality and Readmission Rates in Ontario (Canada) Hospitals, March 14, 2012 — JAMA

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 Blogger's Note: universal healthcare system, this study included colorectal cancer patients, comparisons between Canadian/U.S. systems...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We Spend How Much On Unneeded Tests? - Forbes

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Monday, June 13, 2011

abstract: Consolidation paclitaxel is more cost-effective than bevacizumab following upfront treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (taxol/avastin)

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Introduction Randomized trials have demonstrated significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) with consolidation paclita...

abstract - Gynecologic Oncology : The revolving door: Hospital readmissions of gynecologic oncology patients

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Conclusions Hospital readmissions affect the cost of care, but also the quality of care delivered to our patients. When extrapolated ac...
Friday, June 10, 2011

Cancer patients struggle as drug costs soar - Michigan News

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Blogger's Note : decisions eg " buy groceries or not " is not new to cancer patients/families and is a rather old comment whi...
Friday, January 14, 2011

Annual Costs of Cancer Care | Cancer Prevalence and Cost of Care Projections - female/male cancer sites (ncluding ovarian)

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Chart:  Average Annual Costs of Care Annualized Mean Net Costs of Care by Age, Gender and Phase of Care (Per Patient). Costs in 20...
Monday, December 06, 2010

Canada - Fraser Institute:The Dollar Cost of Medicare | Fraser Institute

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The Dollar Cost of Medicare Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal Authors: ...
Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Canadian Doctors for Medicare | False Alarm on Health Care

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"....the tiresome insistence on using faulty logic to justify alarmist views on health care. Three pieces of real data ought to put ...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Making comparative effectiveness work in cancer care - Cancer Network

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Note: discusses cost eg. BRCA's - surgery vs surveillance
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Comparative effectiveness of screening and prevention strategies among BRCA1/2-affected mutation carriers

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Conclusion : Our analysis suggested that among BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, prophylactic surgery would dominate or be cost effective compared ...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

U.S. - States Requiring Coverage of Clinical Trial Costs - National Cancer Institute

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A growing number of states have passed legislation or instituted special agreements requiring health plans to pay the cost of routine medica...
Thursday, June 03, 2010

NIH Clinical Center: Are Clinical Studies for you? FAQ including cost questions

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

NCI Cancer Bulletin Insurance Coverage Expanding for Cancer Clinical Trials/costs

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Monday, May 17, 2010

amednews: Hospitals exchange of cost data clears antitrust hurdle :: May 17, 2010 ... American Medical News

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"Quality-adjusted pricing also should be taken into account, he said. "From an antitrust perspective, when dealing with a service ...
Monday, May 10, 2010

Cancer costs double, in line with health spending trend - media article

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Medical News: Cancer Costs Double in Less than 20 Years - in Public Health & Policy, General Professional Issues

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Note : over the past many years, the cost factors (no matter the country/politics) have formed a large part of cancer research, the one part...