Related Pages Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage 1 A guide to information about insurance coverage of the patient care costs associated with clinical trials.

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Clinical Trials Covered Under the Medicare Anti-Cancer Drugs National Coverage Decision ²
(Posted: 01/09/2006, Updated: 04/22/2008) - Information for patients and doctors about expanded coverage for the experimental and routine services provided to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in certain cancer trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

If You Have Cancer and Have Medicare... You Should Know About Clinical Trials ³
Resource for Medicare recipients who have cancer. It provides general information about cancer clinical trials, Medicare coverage, and questions to ask before joining a clinical trial.

More Choices in Cancer Care: Information for Beneficiaries on Medicare Coverage of Cancer Clinical Trials ⁴
(Reviewed: 02/15/2006) - A fact sheet about Medicare coverage of clinical trials for cancer treatment; it includes resources for more information about clinical trials and Medicare benefits. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 8.14

Medicare Expands Coverage for Cancer Drugs ⁵
On January 28, 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two national coverage decisions that should improve care for cancer patients by expanding coverage for diagnostic tests and chemotherapy treatments for Medicare beneficiaries.

Medicare Policy Change Helped Boost Elderly Enrollment in Cancer Trials ⁶
(Posted: 12/19/2005) - Since the federal Medicare program revised its policy and began paying for the routine patient care costs of clinical trials, the percentage of patients using Medicare plus supplemental insurance to pay for their care during a clinical trial has increased, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (published online Dec. 5, 2005).

President Announces Medicare Coverage for Clinical Trials ⁷
(Posted: 06/07/2000, Reviewed: 03/30/2005) - On June 7, 2000, President Clinton announced that Medicare will revise its payment policy to reimburse the costs of participating in clinical trials.
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Medicare Coverage of Clinical Trials ⁸
The current policy concerning coverage of clinical trial costs from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).

Synopsis of Medicare Coverage for ACRIN Trials ⁹
Information specifically geared for researchers involved with the American College of Radiology Imaging Network, a National Cancer Institute-funded cooperative group.