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To kick-off #AMCCBS, ACCC members traveled to Capitol Hill for the association’s first in-person Hill Day since 2019.
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.
The delivery of the right treatment to the right patient at the right time is a hallmark of quality care. Step therapy applied to oncology can needlessly and dangerously derail a patient's care.
“For me, this experience was excellent, and I felt prepared with the preparation ACCC offered,” said Jared Kast, RT(T), MHA. The successful ACCC Virtual Hill Day—held May 12, 2021—brought together ACCC members and state lawmakers. Learn more about what issues were discussed and members' experiences in this new virtual format.
This year's ACCC 2021 Virtual Hill Day, which will take place May 12, will offer ACCC members a new way to experience advocacy trainings, legislative briefings, and Congressional meetings from the comfort of their home or office. This year, ACCC's legislative priorities will focus on the Telehealth Modernization Act and the Safe Step Act of 2021.
The crowds may have left, but last week’s ACCC 45th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit held March 20-22, in Washington, D.C., leaves lingering food for thought regarding how cancer programs and practices can adapt and grow by addressing today’s (and tomorrow’s) most challenging healthcare delivery issues. Over three days, sessions explored how our healthcare and our cancer care delivery …
The future of healthcare is at a crossroads. In the past year, the Trump Administration and Congress have made several proposals to address the rising costs of healthcare and drugs­, which have the potential to dramatically affect the landscape of cancer care. Now more than ever, the voices of professionals on the front lines of cancer care are crucial to shaping the direction of future …
Make Your Voice Heard at ACCC Capitol Hill Day BY BLAIR BURNETT Every two years American voters go to the polls to participate in national elections. This fall’s mid-term elections resulted in a major paradigm shift and an entirely different congressional class. With this shake-up in Washington, D.C., new voices are demanding to be heard. Make yours one of them. Each year, in conjunction …
Each year, in conjunction with the ACCC Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit, ACCC members come to Washington, D.C., for our Capitol Hill Day. Across the board, these members tell us how much they’ve enjoyed this unique opportunity to meet in small groups, or even one-on-one, with their legislators and congressional staffers to talk about challenges—and successes—at their cancer programs …
November 26, 2018 The Honorable Gus Bilirakis U.S. House of Representatives 2112 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Ben Ray Lujan U.S. House of Representatives 2231 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Bilirakis and Representative Lujan, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, representing …
Braving blustery March winds, an energetic contingent of ACCC members headed to Capitol Hill yesterday to speak up on behalf of access to quality cancer care in nearly 100 congressional meetings with their legislators, covering 44 unique house districts and 52 unique senate districts. “I definitely felt like we were heard at both [of our] meetings,” said Robin Hearne, MS, RN, from The Outer Banks …
Implications of the Budget Deal & the President’s FY2019 Budget for Oncology After another brief government shutdown, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on Friday, February 9. Healthcare provisions embedded within this legislation will have an important impact on clinicians and patients. Of note, the two-year budget deal raises budget caps by $300 billion, funds the federal government …
As Congress grapples with the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), oncology providers see insurance coverage—and their patients’ access to cancer care—at stake.
New Year’s resolutions are the very definition of trope: a common or overused theme. But they don’t have to be.