Oncology clinical trials and insurance coverage: An update in a tenuous insurance landscape

Cancer. 2019 Oct 15;125(20):3488-3493. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32360. Epub 2019 Jun 28.

Abstract

The heterogeneous state and federal insurance laws for oncology clinical trial coverage are confusing for healthcare providers, patients and other stakeholders. There needs to be clearer explication and education about clinical trial coverage to help improve patient access.

Keywords: Affordable Care Act; Medicaid; Medicare; clinical trials; insurance; oncology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Insurance Coverage / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Insurance, Health / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Medicaid / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Medical Oncology / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Medical Oncology / trends
  • Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • United States / epidemiology