An article in the Sunday edition of the San Francisco Chronicle has raised questions about how physicians are reimbursed for carrying out high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures on prostate cancer patients in the Caribbean and Mexico. … READ MORE …
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According to a “model policy” statement just issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), reimbursement for costs related to the treatment of prostate cancer with proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) should come with some very specific requirements. … READ MORE …
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According to a media release this morning the French national health authority (HAS) has put in place a special temporary reimbursement policy that will cover the use of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) only for selected uses of this technique in the management of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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