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Review
. 2020 Feb 1;38(4):323-331.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01451. Epub 2019 Dec 5.

Association Between Spending and Outcomes for Patients With Cancer

Meng Li  1   2 , Darius N Lakdawalla  1   2   3 , Dana P Goldman  1   2   3
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Review

Association Between Spending and Outcomes for Patients With Cancer

Meng Li et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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FIG 1.
Flowchart of the review.
FIG 2.
FIG 2.
Empirical estimates of the association between spending and all-cause mortality of US patients with cancer. Twenty-two studies from 11 articles-, reported all-cause mortality. EOL, end of life.
FIG 3.
FIG 3.
Empirical estimates of the association between spending and cancer-specific mortality in the United States. Nine studies from six articles,,,- reported cancer-specific mortality. EOL, end of life.
FIG 4.
FIG 4.
Empirical estimates of the association between spending and all-cause mortality of patients with cancer from US studies that were deemed of low risk of bias. Eleven studies from five articles-,, were included. Cancer-specific mortality was not plotted because there were very few data points. EOL, end of life.
FIG 5.
FIG 5.
Empirical estimates of reduction in spending associated with an innovative care or payment model in cancer. Six articles examined overall spending,,,- two articles examined cancer-related spending,, and three articles examined hospital spending.,, ACO, accountable care organization; PGP, physician group practice.
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