Study shows drop in unnecessary care after Medicare reimbursement cut
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 09:20
in Health & Medicine
When Medicare policy changes led to reductions in reimbursement for hormonal treatment of prostate cancer, there was a sharp decline in its use among patients not likely to benefit from the treatment. But among patients for whom the therapy is clearly beneficial, doctors continued to prescribe it at the same rate, according to a new study...