Opinion: Protect patient access to drug infusions administered in physician offices
Congress should reject a policy that would jeopardize access to important drug treatments, shift care to the more expensive hospital setting, and increase costs to patients and the Medicare program.
As gastroenterologists, we treat patients in Portland, Ore., and Des Moines, Iowa, with challenging disorders like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis who sometimes need infusions of medications. Legislation before Congress could make it difficult — and potentially impossible — for us to provide this important care in our medical practices.
That could force our patients to go to hospitals
