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A possible cause of some of the cost-related delays and nonadherence to treatment that patients with cancer and cancer survivors experience could be the time and effort they are forced to spend on administrative payment tasks related to their care.
Hospital-based financial navigators may help cancer patients negotiate the intricacies of insurance coverage, experts suggest.
Among patients with cancer, engaging in administrative tasks to estimate costs or pay for care is associated with an increase in cost-related treatment delays or nonadherence.
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Red tape is getting in the way of cancer patients receiving the treatment they crucially require, a new study has found.
Red tape is getting in the way of cancer patients receiving the treatment they crucially require, a new study has found.