Background Medical care of cancer patients at the end-of-life is costly. This study aims to
describe the monthly trends of EOL medical care, drug therapy, and chemotherapy costs per …

Background Health care costs are rising. Identifying areas for health care utilization savings
may reduce costs. Objective To identify oncology patients receiving inpatient radiotherapy …

Aims: In the absence of clinical data, accurate identification of cost drivers is needed for
economic comparison in an alternate payment model. From a payer perspective using …

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which patterns of
intensive end-of-life care explain geographic variation in end-of-life care expenditures …

Aims: In the absence of clinical data, accurate identification of cost drivers is needed for
economic comparison in an alternate payment model. From a health plan perspective using …

Background Timely estimates of the costs of care for cancer patients are an important
element in the formulation of national cancer programs and policies. We estimated net costs …

4 Background: Identifying reliable measures that distinguish care quality at the medical
oncology practice level is crucial to ensuring delivery of high-value cancer care, particularly …

New oncology therapies can contribute to survival or quality of life, but payers and policy
makers have raised concerns about the cost of these therapies. Similar concerns extend …

PURPOSE: The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is the largest value-based care model
focusing on oncology, but the current pricing methodology excludes relevant data on the …

Introduction To reduce health care costs and improve care, payers and physician groups are
piloting value‐based and episodic or bundled‐care payment models in oncology. Disease …