Publications
Publications
- May 2016
- Oncology
How the Affordable Care Act Has Affected Cancer Care in the United States: Has Value for Cancer Patients Improved?
By: Stephen M. Schleicher, Nancy M. Wood, Seohyun Lee and Thomas W. Feeley
Abstract
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, contained a number of provisions with potential to directly or indirectly affect cancer care. Value for patients was widely discussed throughout the bill, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that CMS embraces value as a priority. Nonetheless, serious questions remain as to whether the ACA has improved the value Americans receive in cancer care. Value in cancer care balances outcomes that matter to patients and the costs incurred to achieve those outcomes. Here we review the goals of each cancer provision of the ACA and discuss the effects each has had to date.
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Citation
Schleicher, Stephen M., Nancy M. Wood, Seohyun Lee, and Thomas W. Feeley. "How the Affordable Care Act Has Affected Cancer Care in the United States: Has Value for Cancer Patients Improved?" Oncology 30, no. 5 (May 2016): 468–474.