Androgen Deprivation Falls as Orchiectomy Rates Rise After Changes in Reimbursement in the U.S. Medicare Population

Androgen deprivation falls as orchiectom

Androgen deprivation falls as orchiectomy rates rise after changes in reimbursement in the U.S. Medicare population

✍ Christopher J. Weight; Eric A. Klein; J. Stephen Jones 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 181 KB

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Expenditures related to the use of medical androgen deprivation led in part to the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) in 2003. This mandated a decline in reimbursement to 80% to 85% of the average wholesale price starting in 2004 followed by a more significant reduction in