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There are many types of toxicities cancer patients face in their treatment. We hear most about the physical toxicities of treatment – nausea, pain, fatigue, heart damage, etc. Fortunately, the non-physical toxicities are getting more attention by physicians, policymakers, and patient advocates. Dr. Yousuf Zafar (@yzafar) has made the term “financial toxicity” – the crippling […]
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Sites that are like #Priceline for #healthcare give consumers more power, but brings more responsibility to consumer: https://t.co/JkgQ8yLeYR — Peter Ubel (@peterubel) August 12, 2015 Lots written lately about the soaring cost of #cancer care, […]
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. #ACA out-of-pocket maximums create undue burden for some patients https://t.co/qpTJaUAHip #financialtoxicity — Yousuf Zafar, MD MHS (@yzafar) August 4, 2015 When cancer patients need help, they are often surprised to find that long-trusted friends have […]
We are living in an exciting and dynamic time for cancer care, witnessing not only tremendous innovations in treatment that have led to a growth in survival rates, but also advances in screening and opportunities for earlier detection. In combination with an aging population, this translates into and unprecedented growth in the numbers of individuals […]
The seventh principle in the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Long-term survivors should have access to specialized follow-up clinics that focus on health promotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation, and identification of physiologic and psychological problems. Communication with the primary care physician must be maintained.” Providing his perspective on the state of long-term survivorship care and […]
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death https://t.co/H0jFvolViO — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) July 27, 2015 Join us today, at 10:30 am ET for the Medicare and Medicaid 50th celebration! #KeepingUSHealthy […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Oncology Care Model, a new payment model for physician practices administering chemotherapy that aims to provide higher quality, more highly coordinated oncology care at a lower cost to Medicare. This week, we’re presenting several different perspectives on the Oncology Care Model and how it […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Oncology Care Model, a new payment model for physician practices administering chemotherapy that aims to provide higher quality, more highly coordinated oncology care at a lower cost to Medicare. This week, we’re presenting several different perspectives on the Oncology Care Model and how it […]
What is quality cancer care? At a recent NCCS Cancer Policy Advocate Training event, we spoke to cancer patients and survivors about their definitions of quality cancer care. How do you define cancer care? Share your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you think. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and others have […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Oncology Care Model, a new payment model for physician practices administering chemotherapy that aims to provide higher quality, more highly coordinated oncology care at a lower cost to Medicare. This week, we’re presenting several different perspectives on the Oncology Care Model and how it […]
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“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”
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