Impact of Reaching the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit Threshold on Surgical Care and Health Outcomes Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Gastrointestinal Cancer
Reaching the coverage gap threshold was associated with delayed or non receipt of surgical treatment, which resulted in increased long-term mortality. Lowering the Part D threshold through policy adjustments may reduce financial strain and improve health outcomes for cancer patients.
Authors
- Mujtaba Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-2677)
- Timothy Michael Pawlik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-9870)
- Eshetu Worku
- Selamawit Woldesenbet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5023-3561)
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28083
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- California Department of Public Health
- University of Southern California
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Cancer Institute