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NCCS Joins Colleagues in Submitting Comments to National Association of Insurance Commissioners on the Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Model Act

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Last week, NCCS joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting comments to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the Health Benefit Plan Network Access and Adequacy Model Act. The groups collectively commend the NAIC Regulatory Framework (B) Task Force for including provisions within the act that would offer patients some […]

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WCOE: New IOM Report, Control Issues, Tempting Treatment Options, and Patients ‘Right to Try’ New Drugs

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New IOM Report: Sharing Clinical Trial Data: Maximizing Benefits, Minimizing Risks https://t.co/neRjKfx8ma #datasharing — NASEM Health (@NASEM_Health) January 14, 2015 "Cancer survivors plagued by lack of personal control" https://t.co/9tRPQrbdzs via @reuters "a wish to return to 'normal'" — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) January 14, 2015 Doing More for Patients Often Does […]

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WCOE: FDA News, Medical Debt, the ACA, and Honoring Jessie Gruman

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Why The FDA Panel's Nod To Sandoz's Filgrastim (Zarzio) Is Good News For Patients, by @ElaineSchattner – https://t.co/Dle8xM2G9I — Elaine Schattner MD, MA (@ESchattner) January 8, 2015 NEW Policy Insight: High cost sharing can contribute to medical debt. Transparency can help consumers avoid it: https://t.co/p4uh62kkVd — KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) January 8, 2015 Amid […]

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Establishes the Jessie Gruman Patient Engagement Award

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For more than twenty years, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) had the privilege of adapting our friend and colleague, Jessie Gruman’s important work into the development of the cancer policy work that we engage in. Jessie’s vision of patient engagement was always ahead of its time, and her books and blogs and participation […]

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The Year in Cancer Policy

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Thank you for making the first year of our blog a success. To celebrate, we’re looking back at the meaningful cancer and health policy news and stories from 2014. In 2014, we launched the Cancer Policy Matters Blog, a resource for people that are interested in cancer and health policy issues. Featuring guest blogs, videos, […]

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WCOE: Warlike Metaphors, a Report out of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Discussing Costs, and Other News

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The stories that caught our eye this week included an article that points out the use of warlike metaphors to describe one’s experience of cancer as one that may prevent patients from seeking aggressive treatment.  Prior research has concluded that warlike metaphors may lead one to feel like a failure or guilty that they didn’t fight […]

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WCOE: Cost of Cancer Care, Adopting a Shorter Course of Treatment for Some Breast Cancer Patients, and Lung Cancer Screening

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In “The Punishing Cost of Cancer Care,” Dr. Mikkael Sekeres describes the difficult conversations he has with patients regarding the cost of cancer treatments and how reviewing the economic risks of treatment is now a standard part of his informed consent process. In the vignette he provides, one patient considers whether the cost of treatment outweighs the potential […]

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Guest Post: Are Right to Try Laws a Good Idea?

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Are right to try laws a good idea?  During 2014, they began appearing throughout the country, first in Colorado, then in Missouri and Louisiana, and, just recently, in Michigan and Arizona.  Similar legislation is now or will soon be under consideration in New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada, Texas, and Wyoming. At first glance, these laws may […]

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We’re Going Digital: Last Week to Order Cancer Survival Toolbox – Blood Cancer Programs in Audio CD

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TIME’S RUNNING OUT: Cancer Survival Toolbox – Blood Cancer Programs – Free Shipping on Bulk Audio CD Orders The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) is pleased to announce that the Cancer Survival Toolbox© is going fully digital! If you would like to order any audio CDs of the following blood cancer programs, please do […]

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NCCS Policy Comments: Recommending Cancer Survivorship as a Topic for FDA Patient-Focused Drug Development Meetings

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Last week, NCCS submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the series of patient-focused drug development meetings that have been convened and the list of disease topic meetings scheduled for 2016-2017. In 2013, FDA convened a patient-focused drug development meeting related to lung cancer and has plans to convene a breast […]

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