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
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Health Services Accessibility
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Humans
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Insurance Coverage / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Insurance, Health / legislation & jurisprudence
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Medicaid / legislation & jurisprudence
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Medical Oncology / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Medical Oncology / trends
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Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence
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Neoplasms / drug therapy
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Neoplasms / epidemiology*
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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United States / epidemiology