PS1-25: Incremental Costs of Cancer Care by Phase of Care for HMO Patients: Aged vs. Non-Aged

Background/Aims The majority of data on the medical costs of caring for cancer is based on aged Medicare beneficiaries treated in the indemnity/fee-for-service (FFS) system. Much fewer data are available on the costs of treating cancer in patients less than 65 years old. Using data from 4 CRN sites, we examined the cost of treating cancer by phase of care and stage of cancer for aged (65+) versus adult non-aged (greater than 18 and less than 65 years) HMO patients.