Prostate Cancer

The purpose of the project is to explain the disparity in cancer treatment, provided through Medicare, between some ethnic minorities and the general population.

The project will involve Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans on Molokai and other ethnic populations such as Hispanic Americans, African Americans and American Indians at other locations across the country.

Nationally, the project will help 13,000 Medicare beneficiaries to access medical services for cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Molokai General and the other sites will help Medicare beneficiaries to schedule cancer screening appointments and follow-up testing.

The project sites will also provide services to help project participants with cancer to follow cancer treatment regimens.

CMS says other services provided through the demonstration project may include assistance with transportation, translation or interpretation, and care coordination.

Molokai General Hospital is the only site in the nation chosen to cater to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The sites selected to participate in the demonstration are: Molokai General Hospital - target population: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Molokai; Huntsman Cancer Institute - target popul...

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