New Report on Health Care Consolidation Shows Need to Protect Independent Community Oncology

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) new report, Health Care Consolidation: Published Estimates of the Extent and Effects of Physician Consolidation, reinforces what the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) has been saying for years: as physicians are bought out or forced to close their practices by hospital systems or insurers, patients suffer from higher costs, reduced care access, and often lower quality of care.

By |2025-09-29T09:42:11-04:00September 29, 2025|News & Updates, CPAN Latest Updates|

Dr Wilfong on the Potential Use of AI Prediction Models to Improve Palliative Care in Oncology

Lalan Wilfong, MD, a medical oncologist/hematologist with Texas Oncology and physician liaison for value-based care for McKesson Specialty Health, discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) prediction models could improve end-of-life care for patients with cancer, per his presentation at the Inaugural MiBA Community Summit.

By |2025-09-29T09:41:16-04:00September 29, 2025|News & Updates, CPAN Latest Updates|
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