STAT April 27, 2024
“Former HHS secretaries: Congress should adopt site-neutral payments for health care,” by Alex Azar and Kathleen G. Sebelius
As a practicing oncologist, I wholeheartedly agree with the former HHS secretaries’ call to expand site-neutral payment policy. It is a commonsense reform, independent of one’s political leanings.
Regardless of party, policymakers can agree that giving patients the care they need close to home — at an affordable price — is critical. This year, more than 2 million Americans are projected to receive a cancer diagnosis — an all-time record — so this must be a priority.
As the authors rightly point out, costs for chemotherapy, mammograms, colonoscopies, and other drugs are significantly higher in hospital settings than in doctors’ offices. These...
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