Changes In Medicare Policy Might Have Prompted Increase In Surgical Castrations To Treat Prostate Cancer

Changes in Medicare reimbursement policy might have prompted more beneficiaries to undergo surgical castration to treat prostate cancer rather than a less invasive alternative, according to a study published Monday on the Web site of the journal Cancer, USA Today reports.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on April 11th, 2008