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A new ASCO survey of U.S. oncology practices shows the automatic two percent budget cut to Medicare chemotherapy drug reimbursement under sequestration is already having a significant impact on care for people with cancer just one month after the federal funding reduction went into effect.

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ASCO and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) held a meeting Jan. 16 to discuss how to work across international borders to improve efficiency of cancer clinical trials and make research on personalized cancer therapy available to more patients around the world.

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ASCO and other physician groups nationwide are joining together in opposing proposals that would eliminate a Medicaid primary care reimbursement increase. The groups caution the policy further burdens an already strained Medicaid system and hinders patient access to care, forcing many to rely on episodic, and acute care services.

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The Cancer Leadership Council, a coalition of cancer patient, provider and research organizations including ASCO, has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider its approach to defining essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act.

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In an op-ed published recently in the Baltimore Sun, an ASCO state affiliate member urged Maryland lawmakers to enact a provision to eliminate a dispa...

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One year ago, ASCO was engaged in an all too familiar exercise: working around the clock to prevent scheduled cuts in Medicare physician payments. If implemented, these cuts would have reduced access to care for many older and disabled Americans. Congress responded with another patch, or temporary fix to avert the harmful cuts.

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Today, ASCO released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the p...

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides a health coverage option for individuals who have been uninsured for at least six months, have...

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