Bending the Cost Curve in Cancer Care
- 26 May 2011
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 364 (21), 2060-2065
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsb1013826
Abstract
The current growth in the cost of cancer care is unsustainable. The authors provide data-driven proposals that have the potential to save money without compromising patient care.Keywords
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