Oncology

340B Program Enrollment Led to More Oncology Services at Rural Hospitals

June 15, 2023 - Rural hospitals that participated in the 340B Drug Pricing Program were more likely to introduce oncology services than facilities that did not enroll in the program, a study published in Health Affairs found. Rural communities tend to have higher cancer mortality rates than metropolitan communities and suffer from limited availability of oncology...


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Private equity acquisition of oncology practices has grown in the past two decades, with over 700 clinics becoming affiliated with a private equity firm between 2003 and 2022, a study published in JAMA...