How Will Cancer Care Fare Under Healthcare Reform, CMS Changes?
ROCKVILLE, MD – March 6, 2009 - The Association of Community Cancer Centers’ (ACCC) 35th Annual National Meeting at the Potomac National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, March 19, 2009, will explore the present and future of cancer care under healthcare reform.
President Obama has revealed key components of an ambitious plan to expand the U.S. healthcare system. How will cancer programs or oncology practices benefit from key policy changes? How soon will they be affected by mandates for much-needed efficiencies and for technologies that constitute a “qualified” electronic health record?
ACCC brings leading policy experts and government officials to help sort through the details of newly available federal funds and mandates that will drive oncology care in the future. Please join us as three expert panels discuss legislative and regulatory changes that will affect hospitals and private practices, and ultimately patients with cancer.
Healthcare in 2009: A Congressional Proposal for Change
Thursday, March 19, 2009
8:10 am - 8:35 am Congressman John Sarbanes - Maryland
8:35 am - 9:00 am Congressman Tom Price - Georgia
Where is CMS Taking Us Now and Tomorrow?
Thursday, March 19, 2009
9:45 am – 10:15 am
Robert E. Moffit, PhD, of The Heritage Foundation, provides insight into the near and long-term future of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plans for hospital outpatient departments and physician practices. Robert Moffit has been a veteran of Washington policymaking for more than 25 years, and is director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Health Policy Studies. Moffit’s team helped develop the Massachusetts’ health insurance reform initiative in 2005.
Comprehensive Cancer Legislation
Thursday, March 19, 2009
10:45 am – 11:30 am
Kavita Patel, MD, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
The Kennedy-Hutchinson bill may reignite the war against cancer. It makes a greater investment in cancer research, places an emphasis on early detection, improves access to cancer care in underserved populations, and expands clinical trials. Learn how this bipartisan comprehensive cancer legislation may affect cancer programs and practices.
Plus, on Saturday morning, March 21, at 9:30 am – 11:30 am, ACCC will present an update on the latest legislative and regulatory developments that will impact cancer care, as well as a look at how private payers may be shifting payment policies.
Since 1974, the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has served as the leading national multidisciplinary organization that sets the standard for quality care for patients with cancer. ACCC is dedicated to promoting professional learning opportunities and to providing a forum for members to network and enhance their skills in the business, clinical and management aspects of care for the cancer community. Nearly 17,000 cancer care professionals from approximately 900 hospitals and more than 1,200 private practices are affiliated with ACCC. Our unique membership includes all members of the cancer care team: medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons, cancer program administrators and medical directors, pharmacists, oncology nurses, oncology social workers, and cancer program data managers. For more information, visit ACCC's website at www.accc-cancer.org. Follow us on Facebook and on ACCCBuzz, ACCC's online blog, www.acccbuzz.wordpress.com.
