S. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS
Articles
September 15th 2015
The Utility of Cost Discussions Between Patients With Cancer and Oncologists
S. Yousuf Zafar, MD, MHS Fumiko Chino, MD Peter A. Ubel, MD Christel Rushing, MS Gregory Samsa, PhD Ivy Altomare, MD Jonathan Nicolla, MBA Deborah Schrag, MD James A. Tulsky, MD Amy P. Abernethy, MD, PhD Jeffery M. Peppercorn, MD, MPH
Many patients with cancer desire cost discussions with doctors, but those discussions are rare. Nevertheless, cost discussions may lower patient costs-usually without altering treatment.
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