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03/04/2019
Recent Oncology Related News
Cancer Complications: Confusing Bills, Maddening Errors And Endless Phone Calls
(KHN) Feb 27, 2019 - Carol Marley has pancreatic cancer — and dealing with its financial toll has become her full-time job. READ ARTICLE
To increase patient satisfaction, providers need to start talking about costs: survey
Even as health systems confront rising healthcare costs and declining margins, they are under pressure to improve the patient experience, retain customer loyalty and collect patient payments. READ MORE
The High-Stake Risks of High-Priced Pharmaceuticals
Audits are being conducted by payers on being cost-effective with “wastage” of medication.
When it comes to the JW modifier for discarded medication, there are things of which you might not be aware, especially, the administration of expensive pharmaceuticals such as chemotherapy.
The verbiage that everyone is familiar with is found in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 17, Drugs and Biologicals, reading “Discarded Drugs and Biologicals, Effective Jan. 1, 2017.”
ACCC Patient Assistance & Reimbursement Guide Now Available
The 2019 Patient Assistance & Reimbursement Guide has the most up-to-date information on cancer drug assistance and reimbursement programs to help your patients alleviate the financial burden of their treatment. This guide contains directions on program enrollment for more than 130 medications, granting insured, underinsured, and uninsured patients access to oncology drugs at little or no cost. The January 2019 update contains: READ MORE AND DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE
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