Wollins Dana S, Zafar S Yousuf
American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Virginia.
Duke Cancer Institute, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Oncologist. 2016 Oct;21(10):1157-1160. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0207. Epub 2016 Aug 22.
A dramatic rise in the costs of health care—and cancer care in particular—has occurred over the last decade. Increasingly, these costs are being passed on to patients in the form of cost sharing, which can have a catastrophic effect on the financial well-being of patients and their families. This article advises physicians on the importance of patient-provider interaction about costs as a means to improving value in cancer care.
在过去十年中,医疗保健费用,尤其是癌症治疗费用急剧上涨。这些费用越来越多地以费用分摊的形式转嫁给患者,这可能会对患者及其家庭的财务状况产生灾难性影响。本文就患者与医疗服务提供者就费用问题进行沟通的重要性向医生提供建议,以此作为提高癌症治疗价值的一种手段。