As COA President, Patt Promotes Advocacy: “Each of Us Holds an Important Part of the Story”
To say that Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, FASCO, wears many hats would be an understatement.
She wanted to be a mom. So she chose a cancer treatment that gave her a chance
Even as a child, Maggie Loucks believed being a mom was her destiny.
Community Oncology Alliance Urges Curbs on Consolidation
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA), a nonprofit advocacy group for community oncology practices, has developed a five-part legislative framework designed to help stabilize the U.S. healthcare system, with a focus on curbing consolidation.
Lawmakers want Indiana to own its own pharmacy benefit manager for state plans like Medicaid
Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to act as a middleman between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, with the goal of lowering prices.
Heart disease remains the No. 1 cause of death in women: Why?
February is American Heart Month, a highlight of which is Wear Red Day, which aims to raise awareness about heart disease in women, on the first Friday of the month.
Community Oncology Alliance Releases a Comprehensive Legislative Framework for Health Care Reform
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) announced today the release of the COA Prescription for Health Care Reform, a comprehensive blueprint that diagnoses the fundamental challenges facing our health care system, outlines the consequences for patients across America, and presents actionable solutions that Congress must act on now to address these urgent issues.
Most cancers have no screening test. Let’s change that
Toni Roberts was 58 when she began to experience gastrointestinal issues.
Closing the Care Gap Through Addressing Disparities in Oncology
On World Cancer Day, the oncology community aims to raise awareness about cancer, promote prevention, detection, and treatment, and push for equitable access to care worldwide.
Legislation Reintroduced in the House and Senate Aimed at Increasing Early Cancer Detection in Medicare
A bill introduced in the House and Senate last week aims to improve future equitable access to new and innovative cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries in order to increase early detection of more cancers for more individuals.
NHS to launch world’s biggest trial of AI breast cancer diagnosis
The NHS is launching the world’s biggest trial of artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer, which could lead to faster diagnosis of the disease.
