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NCCS Joins Patient, Disability, and Health Care Organizations to Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Medicaid and Rule Against Work Requirements

February 25, 2021/in Cancer News, NCCS News Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Disparities in Outcomes, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Pre-Existing Conditions Issue Statements, NCCS News /by NCCS Staff

Loss of Patient Protections Would Raise Barriers to Health Insurance — Seventeen patient groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Texas v. United States, citing the devastating impact patients would face should the court uphold the District Court ruling to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). […]

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NCCS and Other Cancer Groups Urge HHS to Keep Six Protected Classes in Medicare Part D Drug Plans

February 19, 2021/in Cancer News, CMS, HHS, NCCS News, Policy Comments Access to Care, Drug Pricing, Health Care Coverage, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News, Policy Comments /by NCCS Staff

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined with the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in urging Health and Human Services Secretary-Designate Xavier Becerra to protect Medicare beneficiaries’ access to Part D drugs in six protected classes, which include certain cancer treatments. In January, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a request for […]

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NCCS, Cancer Groups Urge CMS to Withdraw Most Favored Nation (MFN) Medicare Part B Rule That Will Harm Patients and Reduce Access to Care

December 22, 2020/in Cancer News, CMS, HHS, NCCS News, Policy Comments Access to Care, Drug Pricing, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News, Policy Comments /by NCCS Staff

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined other member organizations of the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, urging “immediate action” by CMS to withdraw an interim final rule that implements a most favored nation (MFN) model in Medicare Part B drug […]

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NCCS Letter to HHS: Proposed Regulatory Review Rule Would Create Unnecessary Uncertainty for Patients

December 9, 2020/in Cancer News, HHS, NCCS News, Policy Comments Access to Care, Clinical Guidelines, Health Care Coverage, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care, Quality Measurement NCCS News, Policy Comments /by NCCS Staff

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) recently submitted comments urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to withdraw a recent proposed rule that would require the review of HHS rules that are more than 10 years old. If implemented, this proposed rule would automatically eliminate regulations that are 10 years old or […]

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NCCS Recommends Making COVID-19 Medicare Telehealth Coverage Expansion Permanent

October 8, 2020/in CMS, HHS, NCCS News, Policy Comments Doctor-Patient Communication, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News, Policy Comments /by NCCS Staff

NCCS recently submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regarding the Medicare physician fee schedule for calendar year 2021. The comment letter focuses on telehealth-related provisions of the proposed rule, as we are learning from our findings from our Telehealth Project that both patients and providers need more tools and […]

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NCCS and Cancer Groups Make Recommendations to CMS Regarding Proposed 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

October 6, 2020/in CMS, NCCS News, Policy Comments Access to Care, Drug Pricing, Health Care Coverage, Payment Reform, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News, Policy Comments /by NCCS Staff

NCCS joined with other cancer patient and provider groups in a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the proposed rule related to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system. Among the issues outlined in the letter is a concern about an additional reduction in payment for drugs in the 340B […]

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Health Care Roundup: Virtual Cancer Policy Roundtable; COVID-19 News; Coronavirus Resources for Survivors; More

April 3, 2020/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, COVID-19, Health Care Coverage, Pre-Existing Conditions, Quality Cancer Care Health Care Roundup, NCCS News /by actualize

NCCS Hosts First-Ever Virtual Cancer Policy Roundtable – Last week, NCCS hosted its spring Cancer Policy Roundtable event, which convened patient advocates, providers, health care experts, and government agencies to discuss pressing issues in cancer care policy. NCCS has been hosting roundtables for 20 years, but given the public health crisis we are currently facing, this was the first virtual roundtable event. We are proud to say that it was a success, […]

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Coronavirus and Cancer Resources for Survivors

March 20, 2020/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, COVID-19, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

Cancer survivors have expressed concerns and questions about COVID-19, the coronavirus, and how they may be at higher risk due to their cancer history. Here are some resources about COVID-19 generally, and its impact for cancer survivors specifically. NCCS is seeking answers from public health experts on the coronavirus and its impact on cancer patients and survivors. Please leave a comment […]

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NCCS Recommends That States Allocate COVID-19 Vaccines to Cancer Care Providers

March 1, 2021
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) and the Cancer Leadership Council…
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer: A Conversation with Cancer Expert Otis Brawley, MD

March 1, 2021
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) hosted a conversation on February…
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NCCS Joins Patient, Disability, and Health Care Organizations to Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Medicaid and Rule Against Work Requirements

February 25, 2021
Loss of Patient Protections Would Raise Barriers to Health Insurance — Seventeen patient groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Texas v. United States, citing the devastating impact patients would face should the court uphold the District Court ruling to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [...]
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    • 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey
    • Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act (CCPCA)
  • Get Involved
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    • Care Planning for Cancer Survivors
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    • Order Our Resources
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Harmar Brereton, MD

Founder
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute

 

“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.”

—Karen M. Saunders
President, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute