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The Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period: Key Points on Plan Selection and Enrollment Deadlines

December 10, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Care Coordination, Health Care Coverage, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

The 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period ends January 31.  There are some other important things to know about enrollment deadlines, especially if you already have an ACA plan or Medicaid coverage through the ACA. Key points on deadlines for renewing or getting health insurance If you need health insurance, you can get […]

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Video Post: Dr. Fred Smith Discusses Payment Systems in Cancer Care

November 12, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Clinical Guidelines, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

Earlier this year, Dr. Fred Smith participated in a National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Cancer Policy Roundtable panel addressing the question of whether new cancer care payment systems foster the delivery of the right treatment at the right time. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: I’m Fred Smith, I’m a practicing medical oncologist in the Washington community area and […]

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

October 29, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

  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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Celebrating the 2015 NCCS Focus on the Care Honorees in Pictures and Video

October 28, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog, NCCS News Care Coordination, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

Last week we celebrated two individuals how have made cancer care better for survivors and their families—Dr. Richard Pazdur and Ellen Goodman. We were joined by survivors, advocates, researchers, innovators, and friends at our 2015 Focus on the Care reception in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. In addition to our special attendees and […]

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Video Post: A Special Celebration of the Life and Advocacy of Jessie Gruman, the Founder of the Center for Advancing Health

October 28, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Quality Cancer Care NCCS News /by actualize

For more than twenty years, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) had the privilege of adapting our friend and colleague, Jessie Gruman’s important work into the development of the cancer policy work that we engage in. Jessie’s vision of patient engagement was always ahead of its time, and her books and blogs and participation […]

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WCOE: Deciding About Dying, Discourse Surrounding New Mammogram Guidelines, Biden’s Commitment to Helping People with Cancer, and Breast Cancer in Developing World

October 23, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Care Coordination, Clinical Trials, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Living With Cancer: Deciding About Dying https://t.co/PvWH2UaBM2 — NYTimes Well (@nytimeswell) October 22, 2015 We commend Vice President Biden for his commitment to helping people affected by cancer. https://t.co/anRZc6FlHx — NCCS – National Coalition for […]

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Twenty Years Later Blog Series: Introducing the Tenth Principle of the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care

October 21, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Psychosocial Care, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

This month, as part of our 20 Years Later blog series, we are revisiting the tenth principle of the 1995 NCCS publication Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability (Imperatives). The tenth principle states that “The provision of psychosocial services must be safeguarded and promoted. Persons diagnosed with cancer should receive psychosocial […]

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WCOE: The Dempsey Challenge, The 100 Day Project, LGBT HealthLink E-Summit, Integrating Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment, and More News

October 16, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. It's finally here! We're @DempChallenge w @CancerAdvocacy @CancerSupportCM @PreventCancer @PatrickDempsey! It's going to be a great #Maine! — BreakawayfromCancer (@BreakawayCancer) October 16, 2015 https://twitter.com/NikiBarrPhD/status/655062042769006592 Dr Diane Portman on Integrating Palliative Care in Cancer Treatment https://t.co/WBn6sq8n0c […]

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Video Post: Dr. Bob Carlson and Joan McClure Discuss the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines

October 15, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Clinical Guidelines, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is a non-profit organization, created by an alliance of 26 leading cancer centers in the United States. At the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship’s 2015 Spring Cancer Policy Roundtable, Dr. Bob Carlson and Joan McClure of NCCN sat down with us to talk about their organization’s Clinical Practice Guidelines. […]

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Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Student’s Perspective

October 8, 2015/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Care Coordination, Care Planning, Quality Cancer Care, Shared Decision-Making, Survivorship Care NCCS News /by actualize

Recently I had the privilege of attending “A Journey of Courage and Hope: The Johns Hopkins Metastatic Breast Cancer Retreat for Couples.” Facilitated by a renowned leader in patient-centered breast cancer care, Lillie Shockney, this unique retreat for patients and their spouses explores the resources to cope physically, financially, and emotionally with the chronic nature […]

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    • Our Mission
    • Our History
    • Our Leadership
      • Policy Advisors
    • Employment
    • Partnerships
    • Financial Information
  • Policy
    • Quality Cancer Care
    • Access to Care
    • Health Equity
    • Redefining Functional Status (RFS)
    • 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey
    • Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act (CCPCA)
  • Get Involved
    • What is Advocacy?
    • Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT)
    • Elevating Survivorship
    • Survivor Stories
    • Cancerversary
    • State Based Cancer Advocacy
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    • Survivorship Checklist
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    • Survivorship Champions
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      • Employment Rights
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    • Taking Charge of Your Care
    • Care Planning for Cancer Survivors
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    • Order Our Resources
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      • Spring 2020 Cancer Policy Roundtable
    • Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT) Symposium 2020
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Harmar Brereton, MD

Founder
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute

 

“Perhaps one of the most impactful collaborations in Dr. Brereton’s extraordinary career remains his early work and long friendship with Ellen Stovall. Through him, and in turn through the thousands of lives he has touched, Ellen’s work continues, and her mission lives on.”

—Karen M. Saunders
President, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute