WCOE: Matthew Herper Asks the Question “What Is This Worth to You?”
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. “To some, this might seem like highway robbery on (Alexion CEO) Bell’s part. But in past conversations, he’s given me a very different perspective. The high costs ...
Ellen Stovall Presents the Patient Perspective on Overtreatment at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium in Boston
On October 17th, NCCS Senior Health Policy Advisor Ellen Stovall will be presenting the patient perspective on overtreatment at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium in Boston. Ellen will be discussing the Choosing Wisely® campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation intended to help physicians and patients engage in conversations to ...
WCOE: Elevating the Discussion on Living Well Until the End of Life
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. What caught our eye this week was extensive coverage of Dr. Atul Gawande’s new book, Being Mortal: Medicine and what Matters in the End. In it, he ...
Turning the Tide Against Cancer: NCCS CEO Presents Survivor Perspective on Incentive Structures and Innovation
We have a lot of bad incentives built into our system, says @sfuldnasso at #T3Cancer — ThinkWellPoint (@ThinkWellPoint) "We need truth telling so patients understand the full influences on their care" Shelley Fuld Nasso @CancerAdvocacy #T3Cancer — CancerSupportCm (@CancerSupportCm) We need to ask patients what's important to them in order ...
Two Free Apps Help Manage Cancer Symptoms and Coordinate Care
Two new free mobile apps help people facing cancer to better manage the disease by learning how to deal with certain symptoms, and coordinate their care after cancer treatment has ended. Self-Care During Cancer Treatment is an app provided by Empowerment and Action for Cancer Care, an alliance between WellPoint ...
Guest Post: Study Reports Nurse Navigators Make a Difference
As a cancer survivor and nurse educator, I am always interested in how we can advocate for the care of cancer patients and recommend policy changes. Recently, I had the occasion to experience the impact a nurse navigator can have in assisting patients. Patient navigation is a program designed to ...
WCOE: “Why I Hope to Die at 75” and a New IOM Report on Quality and End of Life Preferences
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Are we finally ready to address the repeated recommendations in these series of reports and to make it possible for our healthcare system, providers of care, and ...
NCCS Offers Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on their proposed Oncology Care Model
Click here to view all of NCCS' policy comments. Recently, NCCS submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on its proposed Oncology Care Model (OCM), an episode-based payment model that emphasizes care planning and coordination and cancer care system transformation. The OCM represents an important step forward ...
WCOE: Dr. Susan Love Discusses the Pros and Cons of BRCA Screening
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we take a closer look at the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. There are as many questions as there are differences of opinion about what constitutes the best evidence when it comes to appropriate cancer screening and then 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 Services (CMS) on the 2015 Physician Fee Schedule, which governs payments to physicians for services provided to Medicare patients. NCCS and the CLC have applauded efforts by CMS to strengthen ...
