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WCOE: “Why I Hope to Die at 75” and a New IOM Report on Quality and End of Life Preferences
Are we finally ready to address the repeated recommendations in these series of reports and to make it possible for our healthcare…

NCCS Offers Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on their proposed Oncology Care Model
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Recently, NCCS submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation…

WCOE: Dr. Susan Love Discusses the Pros and Cons of BRCA Screening
There are as many questions as there are differences of opinion about what constitutes the best evidence when it comes to appropriate…

NCCS and CLC Policy Comments: 2015 Physician Fee Schedule
Recently, NCCS joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

WCOE: Paying Doctors to Talk About End-of-Life Care
In The New York Times article, “Coverage for End-of-Life Talks Gaining Ground,” Pam Belluck writes about efforts to reimburse…

WCOE: Patient Empowerment in Discussing End-of-Life Care
In Elana Gordon’s segment with NPR titled, “Hello, May I Help You Plan Your Final Months?” she reports on the work of Vital…

WCOE: Challenges of Care Coordination in a Fragmented Health Care System
Several articles caught our eye this week about the complexities of our reimbursement system and the lack of incentives in…