title: Hopes for eliminating cancer climb with every new breakthrough in oncology.
abstract: Every advance in cancer treatment and technology heightens hopes for a cure. But proposed changes in how Medicare reimburses hospitals and physicians imperil progress.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haugh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000191:economics; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D003363:Cost Control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007356:Insurance, Pharmaceutical Services / Q000639:trends*; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D006278:Medicare / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents