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Palliative Care: Key Studies on Cost Savings

November 22, 2022

This table lists key studies and review articles that examine the effect that the addition of palliative care has on overall patient costs. While results vary, the addition of palliative care typically either reduces overall costs or is cost neutral.

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Survivor Views: Copay Assistance and Patient Navigation

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ACS CAN comments re: Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

April 11, 2022

ACS CAN submitted comments regarding the Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids. While we support certain changes in the Guideline - including a clearer exemption for cancer patients and patients receiving palliative care - we continue to have concerns about the misapplication of this and the previous Guideline. 

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