CancerLinQ was covered in an in-depth feature story in the March 27 issue of The Wall Street Journal. The article comes in advance of a stakeholder event on CancerLinQ, which is being hosted by ASCO and the Conquer Cancer Foundation and is taking place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on March 27 from 2:00-3:30 PM ET.

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The Senate passed by voice vote on March 23 the Durbin/Moran/Mikulski/Cardin amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution, which would create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a framework for growth of the NIH budget over the next decade.

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ASCO and more than 150 other national organizations and institutions are supporting The Rally for Medical Research, on April 8 in Washington, D.C. The event will call on policymakers to make life-saving medical research funding a national priority.

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ASCO members should have received an invitation on March 16 to participate in an oncology drug shortages survey to help ASCO and its membership understand the impact of drug shortages.

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The House today passed a stopgap federal spending bill, now on its way to the White House for signing, to prevent a government shutdown next week. The measure includes an additional $71 million for the National Institutes of Health as well as an additional $10 million for the National Cancer Institute. It also includes an additional $74 million for the Food and Drug Administration.

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ASCO President Sandra M. Swain, MD, FACP, called for a strong federal investment in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for fiscal year 2014.

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The upcoming year will likely bring significant policy and practice challenges to the oncology community with possible dramatic changes in how Medicare reimburses oncologists for treating cancer patients. ASCO is actively working to ensure that the oncology community shapes alternative payment options that provide fair reimbursement for oncologists and ensure high-quality care for patients.

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In written testimony to Congress on March 15, ASCO President Sandra M. Swain, MD, FACP, urged legislators to support a “strong, stable federal investment” in cancer research to continue the progress being made in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment.

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