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Newfound Risk That Providers, Payers, and Patients Are Navigating With the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
A panel asks: "Due to the ACA, who is now presenting with cancer? Who is walking through the door and is there a difference between patients since the ACA implementation?"
At the recently held National Comprehensive Care Network (NCCN) annual conference, Clifford Goodman, PhD, The Lewin Group, moderated a diverse panel of distinguished guests that included, Christian G. Downs, Executive Director, Association of Community Cancer Centers; Liz Fowler, VP, Global Health Policy at Johnson & Johnson; Michael Kolodziej, MD, National Medical Director, Aetna; Lee H. Newcomer, MD, MHA, UnitedHealthcare; Mohammed S. Ogaily, Medical Director for the Oakwood Center, Hematology-Oncology, Detroit, MI; W. Thomas Purcell, MD, Executive Director at University of Colorado Cancer Center; John C. Winkelmann, MD, Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. based in Cincinnati OH, and Councillor, American Society of Hematology. The symposium was titled, “Affordable Care Act: Where Are We Now?” and the panel discussed how in particular the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and reform in the United States is affecting cancer care.
One of the first questions that were asked of the panel was: “Due to the ACA, who is now presenting with cancer? Who is walking through the door and is there a difference between patients since the ACA implementation?”
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Source: OBR Green
Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care Costs
June 10th 2025Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.
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From Red Tape to Relief: Rewriting the Rules of Prior Authorization
June 23rd 2025Up to 257 million Americans could benefit from these prior authorization reforms that could have cross-market implications on health care plans administered through commercial insurers, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid.
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Culture Key to Data Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Cancer Care
June 23rd 2025This research highlights the key factors, like leadership buy-in, mandatory protocols, and electronic health record workflows, that influence the effective collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity in outpatient oncology clinics to improve patient-centered care.
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