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Coronavirus and Cancer Resources for Survivors

Cancer survivors have expressed concerns and questions about COVID-19, the coronavirus, and how they may be at higher risk due to their cancer history. Here are some resources about COVID-19 generally, and its impact for cancer survivors specifically. NCCS is seeking answers from public health experts on the coronavirus and its impact on cancer patients and survivors. Please leave a comment [...]
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WCOE: Challenges of Care Coordination in a Fragmented Health Care System

Several articles caught our eye this week about the complexities of our reimbursement system and the lack of incentives in…
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WCOE: Different Treatment Options Require Consideration of Patient Preferences, and What We Can Learn from Price Transparency in Veterinary Medicine

In “Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Varies Widely: Study Raises Questions About Early Treatment Choices,” Dr. Elaine Schattner,…
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WCOE: Making Hard Choices and the Impact of Price Transparency

In “Living with Cancer: Difficult Choices,” another installment in her series in The New York Times, Susan Gubar writes about…
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WCOE: Improving Quality for Patients by Delivering and Paying for Care Differently

In two America Tonight segments entitled, “Is America treating cancer the wrong way?” Michael Okwu of Al Jazeera America delves…
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WCOE: Planning for Hospice, Difficult Conversations, and Second Opinions

As avid followers of Susan Gubar’s series in The New York Times on living with cancer, we read her most recent installment,…
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WCOE: UnitedHealthcare’s Expanded Participation and Consumer Understanding of Insurance Basics

In “Biggest Insurer Drops Caution, Embraces Obamacare,” Jay Hancock of Kaiser Health News reported on UnitedHealthcare's decision…
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WCOE: Discussions About the Costs of Care and How We Pay for Cancer Treatment

Discussions about the costs of cancer treatment and how we pay for cancer care dominated many of the cancer policy stories that…
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WCOE: Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Challenges and an ACA Progress Report

A PBS Newshour segment, “Pediatric Cancer Survivors Face a Lifetime of Health Challenges,” discusses the late effects and potential…
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WCOE: Childhood Cancer Action Day, NCCS Provides Patient Perspective at IOM Workshop, and Pre-Hospice Program Report

In a blog post on The Hill, Stephen Crowley urged Congress to “step up” funding for pediatric cancer research, as more than…
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WCOE: Moving Towards Quality Cancer Care and Remembering an Advocate

This week NCCS CEO Shelley Fuld Nasso and Senior Health Policy Advisor Ellen Stovall presented in separate sessions at the…

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