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Essential Health Benefits Bulletin, issued by Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight

February 2, 2012

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Essential…

Can patients refuse medical treatment?

January 27, 2012

A woman named Sheryl (not her real name) contacted me recently with a question that seemed rather simple on its face, and turned out…

NCCS joins national health and disability groups in support of Affordable Care Act

January 25, 2012

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship joined 13 other leading national health and disability organizations to submit to the…

Cancer Support Community launches navigating cancer cost toolkit

January 24, 2012

Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Coping with the Cost of Cancer - Third edition released In a recent study conducted by the Cancer…

The high risk of high-risk pools

January 19, 2012

When the health reform law’s high-risk insurance pools launched last summer, there was a lot worry that the new coverage option would…

Study: Premiums could rise 25 percent without insurance mandate

January 19, 2012

Insurance premiums would rise by as much as 25 percent if the healthcare law is implemented without an individual mandate, according…

Kids and Cancer: Why Pediatric Cancer Cure Rates Have Improved So Much

January 13, 2012

Four decades ago, President Nixon signed a law that would change the way cancer research was funded in an effort to develop better…

NCCS applauds establishment of cancer treatment planning and care coordination reimbursement codes

January 12, 2012

NCCS commends the action of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in establishing two new Healthcare Common Procedure…

Introducing The Cancer Nation Leadership Academy

April 21, 2026

Elevating Survivorship is now the Cancer Nation Leadership Academy. We're changing the name — and expanding the mission. This…

Outliving the Odds, Rewriting the Path: Tom Warren’s Story of Survivorship and Advocacy

April 9, 2026

Meet Tom Warren. Six years after a rare cancer diagnosis he was never expected to survive, Tom is redefining what it means to live with and beyond cancer; navigating lasting side effects, loss of identity, and a new path forward through advocacy.

Webinar – Bispecific Antibodies in Cancer Care: What to Know, What to Expect

March 12, 2026

Cancer Nation's Webinar Series presents Bispecific Antibodies in Cancer Care: What to Know, What to Expect, with Tara Graff, DO, MS.…

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