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WCOE: Peter Ubel Explores Healthcare Spending, Surgery Volume & Care Quality, Dr. Dizon Says “I Don’t Know,” and The Survivor Running Biden’s Moonshot

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. "Time to de-vilify healthcare debates…All these folks are responding to systemic incentives." @peterubel https://t.co/KbIXvlHf0m — Shelley Fuld Nasso (@sfuldnasso) February 12, 2016 How does receiving #cancer #surgery in high-volume #California hospitals affect quality? https://t.co/gkaZw9cp9G — […]

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NCCS Submits Comments to the Senate Finance Committee’s Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group

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NCCS recently submitted comments on the Senate Finance Committee’s “Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group Policy Options Document” in response to the working group’s request for comments on possible policy options outlined in its report. Formed in May 2015, the working group is seeking ideas on how Medicare can improve the care of beneficiaries with multiple, […]

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WCOE: Childhood Survivor Study on Cost, Dr. Gawande talks Care Quality, Lilly’s Tribute to Ellen, Smita Bhatia in Cure Magazine

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Serious issue for survivors of childhood cancer. Childhood Cancer Survivors Forgo Care Because of Cost https://t.co/wpsMkuCI6D — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) January 22, 2016 "Death is not an inherent failure. Neglect […]

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WCOE: ASCO Cancer Survivorship Symposium, Honoring Ellen Stovall at #SurvOnc16

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. ASCO Announces Creation of Ellen L. Stovall Award @canceradvocacy https://t.co/fRA0EncZHj #SurvOnc16 — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) January 15, 2016 Mary McCabe, RN, MA ends presentation with future cancer survivorship research needs. […]

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WCOE: ACA Enrollment Deadlines, Talking About President Carter’s Cancer, Tissue Donation and Cancer Research

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Help us share these #ACA enrollment deadlines! pic.twitter.com/5hivYFf0Fh — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) December 10, 2015 3.5m uninsured people could have a $0 premium contribution or pay less for a health […]

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WCOE: Evidence for Early Palliative Care in Cancer Patients, Big Data, #GivingTuesday, and “Hurry Up and Wait”

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What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. #GivingTuesday. 12/1 pic.twitter.com/pOgF0ictOW — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) November 30, 2015 Seeking a Cancer-Free World https://t.co/Xn9oK6yWIR via @nytimeswell — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) […]

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NCCS Offers Comments on Alternative Payment Models for Cancer Care as Part of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

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NCCS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to its request for feedback on the implementation key provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Specifically, we offered comments on alternative payment models for cancer care as part of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). […]

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Dr. Julia Rowland Discusses the Importance of Psychosocial Care: Engagement and Dialogue

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This post is part of our 20 Years Later blog series which examines progress in advancing the principles in the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability(Imperatives). The eleventh principle states that “Psychosocial research is integral to comprehensive cancer care and, as such, psychosocial outcome measures should be included in all future clinical […]

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Guest Post by Diane Blum: Developing the Systems to Meet the Psychosocial Needs as Part of Comprehensive Cancer Care

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  Twenty years later, the 10th principle of the NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives), is as critical and significant as it was in 1995. When it was written, it followed years of psychosocial research that demonstrated that cancer created an emotional crisis for patients and families. It […]

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Guest Post by Elizabeth J. Clark: Self-Advocacy is Critical to Quality Cancer Care

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  In the past twenty years, many advances have been made in ensuring quality cancer care for persons living with cancer. Individuals now have better treatments, more options, more cures, and longer periods when they are cancer-free or in remission. Enhanced insurance coverage, especially the passage of the Affordable Care Act, has contributed to innovative programming in survivorship and […]

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