Trends in Episode-of-Care Spending for Cancer-Directed Surgery Among US Medicare Beneficiaries From 2011 to 2019.

Academic Article

Abstract

  • This cross-sectional study examines trends in the number of cancer-directed surgeries from 2011 to 2019 among US patients aged 65 years or older and in Medicare spending for those surgeries overall and by inpatient vs outpatient sites of care.

    • Authors

  • Melamed, Alexander
  • Lin, Yu-Li
  • Hassan, Abbas M
  • Rauh-Hain, J Alejandro
  • Herring, Bradley
  • Keating, Nancy L
  • Offodile, Anaeze C

    • Status

    Publication Date

  • February 1, 2023

    • Has Subject Area

    Published In

  • JAMA Surgery  Journal

    • Keywords

  • Aged
  • Health Care Costs
  • Health Expenditures
  • Humans
  • Medicare
  • Neoplasms
  • United States

    • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Start Page

  • 216

    • End Page

  • 218

    • Volume

  • 158

    • Issue

  • 2