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Emily Lee, a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress (CAP), spoke to us at the NCCS Cancer Policy Roundtable in April of 2014. Lee was a speaker on a panel titled “Bundles or Episodes of Care: Are These Payment Models Workable for Cancer Care?” which discussed the development of models for cancer care […]
In “Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Varies Widely: Study Raises Questions About Early Treatment Choices,” Dr. Elaine Schattner, contributor to Forbes, directs readers to a recently released study that compares the risk of hospitalization between patients with early-stage breast cancer who received different chemotherapy regimens. The study also presented that the six most commonly administered chemotherapy regimens […]
In two America Tonight segments entitled, “Is America treating cancer the wrong way?” Michael Okwu of Al Jazeera America delves into the cost of cancer care and an experiment in delivering care differently to reduce costs and improve quality for patients. Okwu interviews Dr. Arnie Milstein, director of the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center (CERC) […]
Discussions about the costs of cancer treatment and how we pay for cancer care dominated many of the cancer policy stories that caught our eye this week. In a Washington Post article from the Wonkblog, Jason Millman outlines some of the troubling statistics that project a significant increase in the costs of cancer care, as […]
A PBS Newshour segment, “Pediatric Cancer Survivors Face a Lifetime of Health Challenges,” discusses the late effects and potential secondary cancers that survivors of pediatric cancers face. The piece puts a human face on the challenges with its profiles of Laura Allaire, an adult survivor of pediatric cancer, and eleven-year-old Samantha Schwarz, who is being […]
Three articles caught our eye at NCCS this week. The one that raises the most questions for us in terms of policy development is from our friend, Amy Abernathy, appearing as a blog post for the June 10th issue of The Hill. Her argument in support of patient-centered care is something we have advocated for […]
Cancer Policy Matters Guest Post by Tanisha Carino, Executive Vice President, Avalere Health The Affordable Care Act provides an unprecedented opportunity for millions to gain coverage through the exchange marketplace by enrolling in a qualified health plan (QHP) that covers essential health benefits and limits financial exposure to excessive out-of-pocket costs. More than 8 million […]
Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) recently spoke about the importance of the Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act and the need for quality cancer care and care coordination for Medicare beneficiaries. Research has confirmed that coordinated cancer care outlined in a written care plan — care that integrates active treatment and symptom management — improves […]
Why should patients care about how physicians are paid? Because the way we as a country, and Medicare as the largest payer, compensate physicians directly affects the care patients receive. Our current system is not sustainable for physicians, patients, or taxpayers. The manner in which Medicare currently reimburses for cancer care is unsatisfactory to all, […]
Long-Term Unemployment Issues for Some Breast Cancer Survivors A recent study led by Dr. Reshma Jagsi of the University of Michigan Health System suggests the need for further discussion surrounding one potential long-term side effect of cancer treatment—unemployment. Employment loss is a concern for many patients in active treatment, however the study found long-term unemployment […]
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