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Andrew Pollack of The New York Times wrote an interesting article for the Business Section of the paper, shedding light on how the cost of treatment may influence doctors. Quotes from Dr. Lowell Schnipper from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) are featured, as are those from leaders at the American College of Cardiology and […]
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) applauds the recent decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to initiate the Medicare Care Choices Model, a project to evaluate the impact of permitting Medicare patients to receive ongoing curative care while also receiving hospice care. “NCCS has focused its policy efforts on ensuring cancer […]
If you already know of Amy Berman, have heard her story, or have been fortunate enough to have spent time with her, you will read more about what words like “patient centered” and “choosing wisely” look like when carried out to treat metastatic cancer. And you will also be exposed to issues that deal with the concept […]
Susan Gubar’s voice as a woman living with ovarian cancer (The New York Times Well Blog, March 20, 2014) clearly describes the dilemma of how to manage some of the most distressing features facing people who want to participate in a cancer clinical trial—namely access to these trials and the matters associated with payment for the patient […]
This week the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined colleagues in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC)–a coalition that represents cancer patients, health care professionals, and researchers–in submitting comments on several standards for certification of qualified health plans as outlined in the 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace. The letter commends several recent […]
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will co-host a symposium, “Putting the Cancer Patient First: Payment Reform in an Age of Personalized Cancer Care.” Friday, February 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the American Enterprise Institute Conference Center in Washington, DC. For those unable to attend, the event will be streamed […]
In a recent post published on the Health Affairs Blog, patient advocate Aubrey Hill writes about the impact of empathy in improving health outcomes. Hill, who draws on her experiences with the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved, explores social and environmental factors that affect health and care, and suggests that the use of empathy in the […]
Several articles published on Tuesday, February 11, reported on a study in the British Medical Journal which finds death rates from breast cancer from all causes were the same in women who got mammograms and those who did not. The articles points out that the screening also had consequential effects when mammograms detected cancers that were too small […]
On February 8, a New York Times opinion piece published online describes a common situation where the disparities in communication and comprehension of clinical information from doctor to patient may have adverse consequences for patients. The author, Theresa Brown is an an oncology nurse, and she points out that not only can the miscommunication between a health […]
In 2013, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) represented the patient perspective in national meetings, convened policy experts and thought leaders, submitted comments on federal policies, developed tools to address gaps in cancer care planning, advocated for quality cancer care, and championed legislation that would give Medicare beneficiaries access to cancer care planning and coordination. NCCS […]
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The NCCS Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) is a program for survivors and caregivers to learn about pressing policy issues that affect quality cancer care in order to be engaged as advocates in public policy around the needs of cancer survivors.
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