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NCCS Joins Cancer Leadership Council Comment Letter Regarding the Drug Pricing Blueprint “American Patients First”

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined with other organizations of the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) to provide comments regarding the Trump administration’s drug pricing blueprint, “American Patients First.” Sent to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the letter outlines the groups’ concerns and asks questions of HHS about the plan’s […]

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NCCS Letter to HHS Highlights “Deep Reservations” Concerning Massachusetts 1115 Waiver

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) sent a letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to express “deep reservations” regarding the proposal by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to amend its Section 1115 waiver. In the letter, NCCS states: Many cancer patients have been assured access to care through MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program. We are concerned […]

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ACA Update | March 17, 2017: The AHCA CBO Score, a Cancer Survivor’s Question for Tom Price, and New Polling

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This week’s news was dominated by the nonpartisan CBO issuing its long-awaited analysis of the AHCA. The scathing report was worse than many had predicted, estimating that 24 million more individuals would be uninsured in comparison to if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remained in place. That would total 52 million Americans without health insurance by 2026, the highest uninsured rate in the nation’s history. […]

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