Financial toxicity is the adverse impact of a cancer diagnosis on a patient's financial well‐
being resulting from direct or indirect costs. Potential consequences of financial toxicity …

Variation and cost in oncology care represent a large and growing burden for the US health
care system, and acute hospital care is one of the single largest drivers. Reduction of …

BACKGROUND Patients with advanced cancer often experience frequent and prolonged
hospitalizations; however, the factors associated with greater health care utilization have not …

Importance Medicare beneficiaries with cancer are at risk for financial hardship given
increasingly expensive cancer care and significant cost sharing by beneficiaries. Objectives …

Importance Most patients with advanced-stage cancer develop impairment and pain-driven
functional losses that jeopardize their independence. Objective To determine whether …

Between 1991 and 2015, the cancer mortality rate declined dramatically in the United
States, reflecting improvements in cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship …

Importance In 2016, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services initiated the Oncology
Care Model (OCM), an alternative payment model designed to improve the value of care …

Importance Although lay health workers (LHWs) improve cancer screening and treatment
adherence, evidence on whether they can enhance other aspects of care is limited …

Background: National guidelines recommend regular measurement of functional status
among patients with cancer, particularly those who are elderly or high-risk, but little is known …

Abstract Since US President Barack Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative in
his New Year's State of the Union address in 2015, the establishment of a precision …