The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has made available new information on the impact of sequestration’s mandatory federal reductions in spending for health care professionals, providers and supplies.

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ASCO recently issued a guideline on central venous catheter (CVC) care for people living with cancer.

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ASCO and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine (AAHPM) today announced a joint initiative to support delivery of high-quality palliative care in medical oncology. The initiative is funded by ASCO’s first-ever grant from the Agency for Health Care Research Quality. The project aims to address the complex care needs of patients with advanced cancer, including relief or prevention of symptoms – one goal of palliative care in oncology practice.

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ASCO’s incoming Clinical Practice Committee Chair Anupama Kurup, MD, spent March 5 on Capitol Hill visiting her Oregon (OR) lawmakers to discuss ASCO’s top federal legislative priorities.

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Today, March 1, marks the beginning of sequestration, the unprecedented automatic budget cuts that immediately take effect across the federal government-after months of futile negotiations by the President and Congress.

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In response to the House Ways and Means Committee proposal on repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, ASCO is calling for a phased approach to permanent repeal of the flawed formula in order to help oncology practices remain stable and viable during the transition period.

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In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), ASCO offers specific recommendations to Medicare and Medicaid reform proposals that would improve access and quality for many patients with cancer.

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ASCO, a member of the National Coalition for Cancer Research, has signed on to a letter sent this week to Congressional leaders regarding the impact of budget sequestration on cancer research. The budget cuts that are slated to take place March 1 will result in a “severely negative impact on cancer research,” according to the letter, dated Feb. 25.

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