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Simple Ways to Give This #GivingTuesday

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This December 3rd we are partnering with hundreds of other charitable organizations to promote #GivingTuesday as a day when ordinary people come together to achieve extraordinary things. Just as together we have the power to change the quality of cancer care in the United States, we can make a big impact this holiday season by finding creative […]

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Call to Action: Contact Congress and Support the 2013 PACT Act

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Earlier this month, the House Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committees unveiled a Medicare reform package that transitions the physician payment system to one that rewards physicians for the quality of care they provide instead of the volume of services they provide.  These changes in Medicare, which will be implemented over a decade, hold […]

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The Hill Online “Physician Payment Reform Matters to Cancer Patients”

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Proposed Reforms Could Improve Quality of Care NCCS advocates for recommendations that could benefit cancer patients and the Medicare program As advocates for quality cancer care, we at NCCS have urged changes to the Medicare payment system to improve the care of Medicare beneficiaries with cancer. A bipartisan proposal developed by committees in the House […]

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NCCS Policy Comments: Rewarding Quality of Care Among Other Measures in SGR Legislative Proposal

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NCCS submitted comments to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Committee on a draft proposal to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and reform Medicare physician payment system. NCCS commended the committees on developing a bipartisan, bicameral  approach that would reward quality of care instead of volume of services. In […]

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NCCS Joins Colleagues in Offering Advice Regarding Standards for Sharing Patient-Specific Clinical Trials Data

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship joined colleagues in the cancer advocacy community in offering advice to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the standards for sharing patient-specific clinical trials data with researchers.  FDA has proposed that such data be made available to researchers, in hopes that such uses will advance knowledge about drugs, […]

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