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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

February 12, 2016/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog NCCS News /by actualize
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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

— Health Affairs (@Health_Affairs) February 10, 2016

A new post is up @ASCO. Perhaps the and most powerful and humbling words in medicine- "I don't know" #hcsm https://t.co/v5luMGqdN9

— Don S. Dizon MD 🇬🇺 (@drdonsdizon) February 11, 2016

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The head of Medicare (!) is now sending #HealthPolicyValentines. (I ♥️ this.) https://t.co/v42veykbt4

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) February 12, 2016


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      • Policy Advisors
    • Employment
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    • Quality Cancer Care
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    • 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
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