Drivers of Medicare Spending: A 20-Year Review of Radiation Oncology Charges Allowed per Person as Compared to Other Specialties
Mokhtech M, Laird J, Maroongroge S, Johnstone P, Mantz C, Ennis R, Sandler H, Falit B, Dosoretz A, Yu J. Drivers of Medicare Spending: A 20-Year Review of Radiation Oncology Charges Allowed per Person as Compared to Other Specialties. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 114: s102. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedicare Part B enrolleesAlternative payment modelsPhysician chargesConsumer price indexPayment modelsPrice indexExpenditure growthRadiation oncologyProgram paymentsHealth care providersLabor StatisticsInflationMedicare spendingHematology-OncologyMedical oncologyUS BureauPhysician specialtyCare providersMedicare feeMedicare beneficiariesMedical careMedicare expendituresOncology modelsPURPOSE/Beneficiary care