Drug manufacturers are fast developing oral pills that can better target specific areas in the physical body preventing undesired (cancer) mass growth. The pills can mean decreased side effects (loss of hair) and improve efficacy (performance) while supporting quality of life.
The difficulty is health insurance will pay more of the cost for a patient if they receive IV infusion (medical benefit) of chemo medication cause the cost is perceived as being less.
The health insurance industry categorizes the newly developed oral cancer treatment (pills taken orally) as a benefit of an individuals drug insurance plan. The drug insurance provider places the chemo oral treatment pills in the most expensive tier if they offer it at all.
The IV infused chemo drugs can be much more labor intensive, requiring specially trained staff to infuse the medication. The procedure involves needles and carries a risk of infection as well as additional pain and inconvenience for the patient. Pills can beat out procedures in almost anyone's mind.
Drug manufacturers understand this as evidenced by approximately 25 percent of the developing chemo treatment medications (400 on course now) for utilization with a prescription are now oral.
It seems a way for the insurance industry to add value to their service is to find a way to get these new effective oral medications in the current health care delivery system.
The time for improved access to oral cancer treatment options is now.
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