I spoke to a different oncologist this morning. Her group just can't take the financial chance of not getting Provenge reimbursed. You sometimes have to wait 6 months to get paid.
You’re still mixing two issues: 1) the risk of not being paid; and 2) how long it takes to get paid.
According to DNDN, the only problem is #2; claims for Provenge reimbursement are getting paid by all third-party payers.
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated in any area of human knowledge!”