AJMC February 21, 2025
Susan Escudier, MD, FACP, discusses the impact of insurance coverage gaps, transportation barriers, and financial hardships on cancer care access and emphasizes the need for payers to better support patients at high risk.
During an Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in November 2024, experts in oncology highlighted how insurance coverage disparities and financial burdens limit equitable cancer care. In this interview, Susan Escudier, MD, FACP, medical oncologist and vice president of value-based care and quality programs at Texas Oncology, explains how oncology benefit design should evolve to better support patients facing social determinants of health (SDOH) barriers.
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How can oncology benefit design be evolved to better address the challenges posed by SDOH?
You know, it’s huge, one of which...
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