Dr. Atul Gawande’s Recent “Overkill” Article Examines Screening, Overtreatment, and Anxiety
In another excellent piece in the The New Yorker entitled “Overkill,” Dr. Atul Gawande writes about what he calls an “avalanche” of unnecessary care Americans are receiving. With his characteristic mix of hard data, policy analysis, and personal stories, he describes the harms of overtreatment, to both individuals and the ...
NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso Introduces the Fourth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care (VIDEO)
This month, as part of the 20 Years Later series, we are revisiting the fourth principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, and Accountability. Transcript: The fourth principle in the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “All people diagnosed with cancer should have access to and coverage for ...
WCOE: Making Informed Healthcare Decisions, Something We Can All Agree On, and the Power of Advocacy
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Few Consumers Are Using Quality, Price Information To Make Health Care Decisions https://t.co/jHm1W09icY— Amy Berman (@NotesOnNursing) April 21, 2015 Conversations w/ advocates @sfuldnasso "Payment reform should focus on quality, not quantity of ...
WCOE: Bi-Partisan Bill Overhauls How Doctors Get Paid, Psychological Effects of Chemo, and the Art of Concealing Cancer
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. SGR: Bipartisan Senate ends flawed Medicare payment formula https://t.co/9KQkuIFqDr— Alec Stone (@ONSAlec) April 15, 2015 What Is the ‘Doc Fix’? https://t.co/M4Iy0rh8K7 via @WSJPolitics— NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) April ...
WCOE: Replacing the SGR Formula, Patient Advocate Speaks at FDA, and Dr. Peter Ubel talks Patient Needs
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. #Medicare, replacing the SGR forumula, and the need for quality measures via @sarahkliff https://t.co/LP8CmO69gX— NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) April 6, 2015 Shirley Mertz spoke at FDA Pt-Focused Drug ...
Guest Video: Dr. Susan Gubar Discusses the Financial Burdens of Cancer Care
This video post is part of the 2015 Cancer Policy Matters “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: 20 Years Later” blog series. The third principle from the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Standards of cancer care should be driven by the quality of care, not only by the cost of care, ...
Guest Video: Dr. Peter Ubel Talks About Values and Preference in Discussions of Costs of Care
This video post is part of the 2015 Cancer Policy Matters “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: 20 Years Later” blog series. The third principle from the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Standards of cancer care should be driven by the quality of care, not only by the cost of care, ...
NCCS Submits Comments to House Energy and Commerce Committee on 21st Century Cures Legislation
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) submitted comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on its 21st Century Cures legislative initiative. In our comments, we urged that the 21st Century Cures effort reflect a goal of ensuring delivery of appropriate treatment to each patient, based on a shared ...
“The State of Cancer Care in America 2015” Report Provides a Snapshot of Cancer Care and Details Many Challenges in Oncology
In a recently released, detailed 64-page report entitled “The State of Cancer Care in America 2015,” the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) provided readers with more than a snapshot of what cancer care looks like in America today. Depending on how one measures progress against cancer—e.g., the number of new ...
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Joins the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network
Today the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network and announced its goal in support of alternative payment models that will foster better, more patient-centered cancer care for the nation’s more than 14 million cancer survivors. NCCS Board Chair and cancer survivor, ...
