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Financial Advocacy

ACCC is committed to continue to lead the way by building the confidence of financial advocates, connecting them with solutions and ultimately improving the patient experience. Through the Financial Advocacy Network (FAN) tools and resources, our goal is to empower providers to proactively integrate financial health into the oncology care continuum and help patients gain access to high-quality care for a better quality of life.

For more information on this project, please contact the ACCC Provider Education department.

Whether you are an experienced financial advocate or new to the field, the ACCC Financial Advocacy Boot Camp prepares you to help your patients and your program address the growing issue of financial toxicity.

The ACCC Financial Advocacy Network brought together experts in financial advocacy to create this Playbook—a comprehensive tool to support onboarding and continuous learning for staff who deliver financial advocacy services.

ACCC, its members, and partners have collected new and updated resources to help you develop, implement, and continue to deliver effective financial advocacy services in your cancer program or practice.

Access the most up-to-date anti-cancer medication assistance and reimbursement programs that are available to help alleviate the financial burden of cancer treatment. Search for applicable Oncology-Related Products and Companies and apply optional Coverage and Assistance Type filters to streamline your results.

ACCC is developing an educational program that will foster discussions on how to ease provider burden and ensure the best quality care for the patient when dealing with the utilization management technique known as prior authorization.

The Financial Advocacy Network Community is a private forum for ACCC members to ask questions, share resources and experiences, and offer support for delivering financial advocacy services to your patients. You will need to login to your ACCC member account in order to access this benefit.

Podcasts

LIVE from NOC: Advocates Weigh-In on Financial Advocacy Guidelines Update — [MINI PODCAST] Oct 12, 2022
When updating the Financial Advocacy Services Guidelines, the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network engages key stakeholders to ensure a collaborative, consensus-based process, gaining buy-in across the oncology community.
LIVE from NOC: Financial Advocacy Guidelines — [MINI PODCAST] Oct 12, 2022
As the healthcare landscape continues to change and the role of oncology financial advocates evolves, the network sought to create new guidelines in 2022 for cancer programs and practices, using a collaborative, consensus-based process.
Advocating for Financial Health — [VODCAST] Ep 12 Jul 7, 2022

Allen Beck and Rivka Shakow Beck were newlyweds when Allen was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. Allen and Rivka were thrust into a stressful situation, but financial advocate, Angie Santiago, CRCS, was ready to help.

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Upcoming Meetings

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May

Oncology Reimbursement Meeting | Madison
Madison, WI

Tue, May 9, 2023
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
The ACCC Oncology Reimbursement Meetings help you navigate the annual changes in oncology reimbursement and regulations, provide tools to strengthen your program’s operations, and accelerate your knowledge on which measures you can take now—and down the road—to succeed in this rapidly changing landscape. This meeting will benefit all cancer care team members who deal with oncology business and reimbursement.
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May

Oncology Reimbursement Meeting | Nashville
Nashville, TN

Thu, May 11, 2023
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
The ACCC Oncology Reimbursement Meetings help you navigate the annual changes in oncology reimbursement and regulations, provide tools to strengthen your program’s operations, and accelerate your knowledge on which measures you can take now—and down the road—to succeed in this rapidly changing landscape. This meeting will benefit all cancer care team members who deal with oncology business and reimbursement.
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November

Oncology Reimbursement Meeting | Seattle
Seattle, WA

Thu, November 16, 2023
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
The ACCC Oncology Reimbursement Meetings help you navigate the annual changes in oncology reimbursement and regulations, provide tools to strengthen your program’s operations, and accelerate your knowledge on which measures you can take now—and down the road—to succeed in this rapidly changing landscape. This meeting will benefit all cancer care team members who deal with oncology business and reimbursement.

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On-Demand Webinars

Addressing the High Cost of Radiology Services

In the third webinar, we will hear from Jennifer Paquet, RN, BSN, Financial Assistance Patient Care Coordinator Supervisor from Bassett Cancer Institute and Aimee Hoch, MSW, LSW, Oncology Financial Navigator from Grand View Health Cancer Center. We will discuss barriers to radiology prior authorizations and provide insights on how to address them.
How to Make the Pharmacy Your Prior Authorization Ally

In the second webinar, we will hear from Andre D. Harvin, PharmD, MS, Executive Director of Pharmacy for Oncology at Cone Health. We will discuss how your pharmacy team can be a major ally and support in obtaining prior authorizations, help navigate biosimilar changes, and address medical necessity.
How to Prepare for the Prior Authorization Blizzard

In the first webinar, we will hear from Sarah Hudson-DiSalle, PharmD, Rph, Pharmacy Manager, from The James Cancer Hospital, and Jordan Karwedsky, Financial Counselor from Green Bay Oncology. In this webinar, we discuss ACCC Prior Authorization Focus Group findings, payer recommendations, and how to best prepare for the prior authorization "blizzard" for next year.

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Featured Publications

Improving-the-Prior-Authorization-Process-200x269 Improving the Prior Authorization Process
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PAG-2021-200x269 Patient Assistance and Reimbursement Guide
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Financial Advocacy Services Guidelines
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Fighting Financial Toxicity
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FAN-2019-2020-Census-Survey-100x134 Financial Advocacy Network 2019-2020 Census Survey
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Making-Case-for-Hiring-Financial-Navigator-100x130 Making the Business Case for Hiring a Financial Navigator
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From the ACCCBuzz Blog

An Update on Healthcare Legislation at the State Level
By Christian G. Downs, MHA, JD
March 22, 2023
If you are looking for legislative action, look no further than your state's legislatures. Most—if not all—states have had issues relating to oncology care and healthcare in general come up during their 2023 sessions.
#AMCCBS: Clinical & Operational Updates in Oncology
March 09, 2023
Before opening the ACCC 49th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit to its membership, ACCC held two pre-conference events on Wednesday, March 8. Learn more about what was discussed among invited speakers during these events.
ACCC Announces its 2023 Advocacy Agenda
March 07, 2023
For 2023, ACCC members have identified four core areas of focus (e.g., reimbursement, utilization management, provider-patient choice), among a larger set of issues and concerns, that the association will be supporting this year.
The American Healthcare Cost Crisis: Addressing Administrative Waste and More
March 02, 2023
Marty Makary, MD, MPH, discusses the American healthcare cost crisis, in his keynote address at the North Carolina Oncology Association and South Carolina Oncology Society annual joint conference.

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From Oncology Issues

How Do You DISCO?
Lauren M. Hamel, et al.

Leveraging the Discussions of Cost App to reduce financial toxicity and improve treatment cost communication.
Compliance: 2022 Oncology Coding Update
Teri Bedard, BA, RT(R)(T), CPC

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the American Medical Association's (AMA's) finalized coding updates for calendar year 2022.
Compliance: 2022 Physician and Freestanding Facilities Update
Teri Bedard, BA, RT(R)(T), CPC

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year 2022.
Compliance: 2022 Hospital Regulatory Update
Teri Bedard, BA, RT(R)(T), CPC

The Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) for calendar year 2022.
Views: Put Yourself First Words to Live By
Dr. Cheyenne Bryant

Put yourself first: this mantra is especially important today as we continue to grapple with the implications and fallout from the COVID-19 global pandemic.