Table 2 Medical oncologists’ willingness to participate in bundling and agreement statements about costs of care
From: Medical oncologists’ willingness to participate in bundled payment programs
Willingness to participate in bundled payment programs paying | Extremely likely/very likely to participate |
|---|---|
$5000 (n = 123) | 17% |
$10,000 (n = 129) | 25% |
$15,000 (n = 116) | 41% |
$20,000 (n = 92) | 34% |
Costs of care: | Strongly/somewhat agree |
Patients should have access to all effective treatments for their cancer regardless of cost (n = 459). | 75% |
Oncologists have a responsibility to balance the potential benefit of a drug with the potential cost of the drug (n = 460). | 78% |
It is only important to consider the costs of treatment if they are not covered by insurance (n = 460). | 23% |
High cost drugs should not be offered to patients when they have minimal effect on survival (n = 457). | 60% |