Prostate News Archive
08-Apr-2008
Medicare Policy Linked to Prostate Surgery Shift (InteliHealth)
(USA TODAY) -- Changes in Medicare reimbursement may have led to more prostate cancer patients being surgically castrated instead of being treated with a less invasive alternative, a study shows. Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment? (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- In 2004, Medicare reduced its reimbursement rates to doctors for drugs that treat prostate cancer by blocking the activity of male hormones. European Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Market Supported by Enhanced Awareness (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LONDON----Prostate cancer is currently the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Western Europe, with as many as half a million patients in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and France alone. Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment? (ABC 7 El Paso)
By Ed Edelson , HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- In 2004, Medicare reduced its reimbursement rates to doctors for drugs that treat prostate...
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