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  • Advocating in Oncology: The Importance of State-Based Grassroots
    July 26, 2022
    Dr. David Eagle shares why grassroot advocacy efforts are so important to furthering health equity and person-centered care in oncology, including how state-based efforts curbed harmful pharmacy benefit manager practices in New York.
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    Chemotherapy Care Companion: An Oncology Remote Patient Monitoring Program
    July 21, 2022
    The complex needs of patients with cancer require a more proactive approach to their care. Ochsner Health, Ochsner Cancer Institute in Louisiana implemented a program—Chemotherapy Care Companion—to identify and meet patients’ needs in real time.
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    How Does the EOM Compare to the OCM?
    By Matt Devino, MPH
    July 20, 2022
    ACCC Director Cancer Care Delivery and Health Policy Matt Devino, MPH, lays out the four key differences between the OCM and EOM that interested applicants need to consider.
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    Rapid Access Diagnostic Clinic Expedites Cancer Treatment
    July 19, 2022
    To fill a care gap, The James Cancer Hospital opened a new set of front doors to its facility—The James Cancer Diagnostic Center—to ensure all patients with a concern for cancer could be quickly evaluated, even if they didn’t have a confirmed diagnosis.
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    The Impact of Oncology Financial Advocacy: A Patient Story
    July 14, 2022
    Allen Beck and Rivka Beck were newly weds when Allen was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. A month before he was scheduled to complete a bone marrow transplant, he lost the insurance coverage provided by his university. Angie Santiago, CRCS, the manager of Oncology Financial Advocacy at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at the Thomas Jefferson University Health System in Philadelphia, Pa, made sure he was able to get the health insurance coverage he needed to complete his treatment.
  • ACCC and Leading Cancer Advocacy Groups Request Hearing on MCED Coverage
    July 12, 2022
    ACCC and six other leading cancer advocacy organizations sent letters to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Committee on Ways and Means requesting that they hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 1946, the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act.
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    A Collaborative Primary and Cancer Care Model
    July 12, 2022
    Learn how ChristianaCare has embedded primary care within its cancer service line to help oncology patients manage their comorbidities to maximize their anti-cancer treatment.
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    VCU’s Medical-Legal Partnership Meets Oncology Patients’ Needs
    July 07, 2022
    The VCU Massey Cancer Center incorporated a legal service at their center because more work had to be done to address social determinants of health rooted in legal problems in order to offer comprehensive services that met the full gamut of its patients’ needs.
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    MRD Testing in Multiple Myeloma
    By Eva Pan, PharmD, BCOP
    July 05, 2022
    Measurable residual disease (MRD) has gained traction as a compelling marker for disease status across various hematologic malignancies, including multiple myeloma. Learn how MRD is uniquely suited to help evaluate the depth of treatment response.
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    Leading in Oncology Through Change
    By Barbara Schmidtman, PhD
    June 30, 2022
    Though managing and adapting to change can be two of the most stressful and intimidating elements of leadership, Dr. Schmidtman shares why leaders should embrace change just as their patients do.
  • ACCC Urges Congress to Address Access to Coverage and Cancer Care Affordability
    June 30, 2022
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    MRD Testing in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
    By Eva Pan, PharmD, BCOP
    June 29, 2022
    With data already demonstrating the role of MRD for CLL response assessment and prognosis, cancer programs should prepare themselves for implementation of MRD testing for appropriate patients.
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    Bringing Hospital Care Home: Transitional or Transformative?
    June 28, 2022
    Through a virtual panel on advancing acute care into the home, Modern Healthcare's Hospital at Home virtual briefing lays out three key needs any cancer program or practice should address when implementing an acute care hospital-at-home program.
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    2022 ACCC Hill Day: Members Meet with Congress
    June 24, 2022
    Advocating on behalf of their patients and programs, ACCC members from 14 states participated in Virtual Hill Day, speaking with Congress and their staff on key legislation asks regarding access to care, telehealth, prior authorizations, and more.
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    Examining LGBTQ+ Disparities in Cancer Care
    June 22, 2022
    ACCCBuzz had an opportunity to speak with B.J. Rimel at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center about the organization's LGBTQ+ Cancer Symposium and barriers to oncology care members of these communities face.
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    Medicare Ahead: Equity, Accountability, Sustainability
    June 21, 2022
    Looking to the future, CMS is seeking to leverage the agency’s strength to advance health equity; drive high-quality, person-centered care; and promote the affordability and sustainability of the Medicare Program.
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    ACCC Promotes Cancer Awareness Through #BlackFamCan
    June 16, 2022
    June 16 to 22 is National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week—a week dedicated to increase awareness of the importance of clinical trial participation and specimen donations for cancer research among Black Americans. Learn what ACCC is doing to address health disparities for all underserved populations across America.
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    PCP Insights Needed to Improve Cancer Screening in Rural Appalachia
    By Richard Ingram, MD
    June 15, 2022
    Dr. Richard Ingram shares why he got involved in ACCC's Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance and why it's so important for this initiative to collaborate closely with primary care providers in the region.
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    Financial Advocates Discuss Challenges in Radiation Oncology
    June 13, 2022
    It is no surprise to financial advocates that accessing treatment cost assistance for radiation oncology patients is a major challenge. In response, ACCC’s Financial Advocacy Network held two small-group coffee chats to assist its members in identifying and addressing barriers to financial support for patients receiving radiation therapy.
  • ACCC Submits Comments to FDA on Draft Guidance to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
    June 13, 2022

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