What to Know About the Cost of Clinical Trials

Here are 4 things everyone should know about how clinical trials are paid for.

  • Insurance companies are familiar with clinical trials. And generally they’re accepting of a person being in one. So the cost of most trials will not burden the patient or his or her family.
  • Medicare reimburses for routine care that is part of a clinical trial.
  • People who take experimental drugs (ones that are not FDA approved) in clinical trials are usually given them for free.
  • Studies have shown that the cost of care in clinical trials is similar to the cost of care outside of trials.