Patients’ Interests Not Always Number One Concern For Doctors

Posted on | June 17, 2010

A new study done on lung cancer patients shows that when congress aims to reduce Medicare spending, oftentimes doctors increase treatments for patients to make up for the lost income.

According to the study, doctors ordered more chemotherapy drugs to patients when Congress did this. The reason is to make up for the lower amount of money they would be making

The study used Medicare claims for over 200,000 patients with lung cancer between 2003 and 2005. The study is aimed to study the payment changes for some cancer drugs.

Posted by Kate Valdovinos.

Category: Aging in America, Caregiving, Caring for an aging parent, Elder Law, Independent Living, Prescription Drugs & Seniors, Senior Home Care, Senior Living, The American Economy Affecting Seniors

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