Title Delivering affordable cancer care in the 21st Century : workshop summary / Erin Balogh, Margie Patlak, and Sharyl J. Nass, rapporteurs ; National Cancer Policy Forum, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Published Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2013] ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (94 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map Series Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf Contents Introduction -- A financial crisis in health care -- Drivers of health care costs -- Cancer care costs -- Financial burden on patients with cancer -- Questionable value -- Current challenges -- Inappropriate incentives -- Unrealistic expectations -- Overuse and misuse of interventions -- Variable care, lack of best practices, and an inadequate evidence base -- Legal and regulatory issues -- Assessing value -- Possible solutions -- Patient and clinician communication and education -- Best practices in cancer care -- Evidence base for clinical practice and reimbursement -- Financial incentives aligned with affordable, high-quality cancer care -- Delivery system and reimbursement changes -- Wrap up Summary "Rising health care costs are a central fiscal challenge confronting the United States. National spending on health care currently accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), but is anticipated to increase to 25 percent of GDP by 2037. The Bipartisan Policy Center argues that "this rapid growth in health expenditures creates an unsustainable burden on America's economy, with far-reaching consequences". These consequences include crowding out many national priorities, including investments in education, infrastructure, and research; stagnation of employee wages; and decreased international competitiveness. In spite of health care costs that far exceed those of other countries, health outcomes in the United States are not considerably better. With the goal of ensuring that patients have access to high-quality, affordable cancer care, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) National Cancer Policy Forum convened a public workshop, Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century, October 8-9, 2012, in Washington, DC. Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century summarizes the workshop"-- Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-74) Notes English Print version record Subject Cancer -- Treatment -- Congresses Medical care, Cost of -- Congresses Medical care -- Finance -- Congresses Evidence-based medicine. Neoplasms -- economics Health Care Costs -- economics Neoplasms -- therapy Practice Guidelines as Topic Evidence-Based Medicine Health Services -- economics HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Evidence-based medicine Cancer -- Treatment Medical care, Cost of Medical care -- Finance United States Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Balogh, Erin, contributor Patlak, Margie, contributor Nass, Sharyl J., contributor National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.), sponsoring body. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Care Services, issuing body. ISBN 9780309269469 0309269466 0309269490 9780309269490

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