Stat
News recently covered a survey by CMI/Compas on the top factors considered by
physicians when prescribing treatments. Here are some key findings on cost
considerations from the report:
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47% of primary care physicians cite
cost as their most important factor.
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1 in 4 cardiologists pointed to cost
as the most important factor.
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Cost ranked as the fifth most
pressing concern among dermatologists.
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33% of oncologists cited cost, making
it only the sixth most important issue
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Neurologists named cost as the eighth
most pressing matter.
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Pulmonologists ranked cost as the
least important factor when prescribing.
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Source:
Stat News, November 15, 2016
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