Laws designed to equalize out-of-pocket costs faced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy whether treated intravenously, with pills or liquid doses are having mixed results, according to new research.
Tightening the screws on pricey imaging exams, health insurer Anthem will no longer allow many patients to get MRIs or CT scans at hospital-owned, outpatient facilities, requiring them to use independent imaging centers instead.
Opioid misuse and abuse are leading some doctors to require their patients to sign "pain contracts" spelling out rules patients must follow to take the drugs safely. Patients who don't sign may be dropped from those doctors' practices.