Chemotherapy patients under Medicare Advantage use fewer resources: Study
Becker's Healthcare September 20, 2024
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries used what amounted to $8,718 less in resources than traditional Medicare beneficiaries within six months of beginning chemotherapy treatment, according to a study published Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers from Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University, Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City analyzed Medicare encounter and claims data from Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec....