“We continue to see consolidation in the cancer care delivery landscape, especially in terms of clinics being closed and practices being acquired by, or affiliating with, hospitals. A recent analysis … confirmed this consolidation by reporting that physician-owned community oncology clinics administered 87% of the chemotherapy in 2005 (analyzing Medicare fee-for-service data). By the end of 2011, chemotherapy administration by community oncology clinics fell to 67%. … Medicare pays $6,500 more per patient (annualized) for chemotherapy administered in the hospital outpatient setting, and cancer patients on Medicare pay $650 more.” — Community Oncology Practice Impact Report, The Changing Landscape of Cancer Care June 25, 2013
