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CMS Releases Report on Oncology Care Model

The cost of cancer care and the quality of patient services has always been a top priority in health care. However, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has been working to strengthen both elements of care. CMS, through its Oncology Care Model (OCM) division, works with cancer care providers to develop payment strategies and performance categories in treatment plans for patients with cancer.

Key Funding Increases for Cancer Research, Nursing, Public Health

Cancer research

Key Funding Increases for Cancer Research, Nursing, Public Health; Patients, Providers, or Politicians: Whose Choices Matter Most?; FDA Targets Flavored Tobacco Products

Right-to-Try Bill Fails to Pass House; Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Help Patients Navigate Cancer Care; President’s Cancer Panel Urges Action to Lower Drug Costs

Cancer health policy

Right-to-Try Bill Fails to Pass House; Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Help Patients Navigate Cancer Care; President’s Cancer Panel Urges Action to Lower Drug Costs

National Agencies Recognize Oncology Nursing’s Role in Coordinated Patient Care

National Agencies Recognize Oncology Nursing’s Role in Coordinated Patient Care

NIH Devotes Funding to Precision Research for Childhood Cancer

NIH Funds Precision Research for Childhood Cancer; Will Congress Lift Medicaid Ban for Opioid Epidemic?; FDA-Approved Breast Cancer Test May Impact Oncology Nurses

FDA Approves First Metastasis-Free Endpoint Treatment for Prostate Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves First Metastasis-Free Endpoint Treatment for Prostate Cancer

CDC Offers Insight on Common Cancer Questions

Cancer health policy

CDC Offers Insight on Common Cancer Questions

New HHS Secretary Azar Aims to Tackle Drug Prices, Affordable Care

New HHS Secretary Azar Aims to Tackle Drug Prices, Affordable Care

NCI Updates Cancer Trends Progress Report

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCI Updates Cancer Trends Progress Report

Bipartisan Bill Unveiled to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Bipartisan Bill Unveiled to Fight Opioid Epidemic; FDA Renews Commitment to Curb Tobacco Use; Walker Embraces Obamacare for Wisconsin Residents

President’s Budget Proposal Recommends Severe Cuts to HHS

Cancer health policy

President’s Budget Proposal Recommends Severe Cuts to HHS

February 27, 2018

ONS Advocacy

Cancer health policy

2018 U.S. Budget Agreement Contains Key Wins for ONS—Plus an Area of Concern

February 15, 2018

States Have a Role in Creating Public Health Policies

Cancer health policy

States Have a Role in Creating Public Health Policies

February 06, 2018

NIH: A Look Back at 2017 in Research

NIH: A Look Back at 2017 in Research

January 30, 2018

FDA Clears Genomic Profiling Tests for Cancer Treatment

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Clears Genomic Profiling Tests for Cancer Treatment

January 29, 2018

World Cancer Day 2018

Cancer prevention

CDC Promotes World Cancer Day 2018

January 28, 2018

National HPV Vaccination Roundtable

Cancer prevention

National Roundtable Will Work to Increase HPV Vaccination

January 26, 2018

Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes

Cancer risk factors

National Academies Explain the Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes

January 25, 2018

RAISE Act, Pledging Support Services to Family Caregivers

Caregiver support

Trump Signs RAISE Act, Pledging Support Services to Family Caregivers

January 23, 2018

First Session of the 115th U.S. Congress Will See Three Oncology-Related Acts

Cancer health policy

First Session of the 115th U.S. Congress Will See Three Oncology-Related Acts

January 04, 2018

white house commission on opioids

Prescription medication

White House Commission Reports on Drug Addiction and Opioid Epidemic

December 13, 2017

choosing the right breast cancer treatment

Cancer health policy

PCORI Helps Patients Choose the Right Breast Cancer Treatment

December 12, 2017

cancer moonshot funding

Cancer moonshot

Cancer Moonshot Offers Funding Opportunities

December 11, 2017

FDA review of generic drugs

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA to Improve Review of Shared REMS Strategies for Generic Drugs

December 10, 2017

american tobacco use

Despite Awareness, 20% of American Adults Use Tobacco Products

December 08, 2017

roles of oncology nurses in research

NCI Advancements Are Pushing Research Forward for Patients

December 04, 2017

How the FDA Provides New Approaches to Old Problems

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

How the FDA Provides New Approaches to Old Problems

November 20, 2017

FDA Funds Research Into Health Disparities

Cancer health disparities

FDA Funds Research Into Health Disparities

November 09, 2017

New Director Sworn in at NCI

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

New Director Sworn in at NCI

November 09, 2017

CDC Releases Latest Cancer Report

Cancer healthcare advocacy

CDC Releases Latest Cancer Report

November 08, 2017

House Passes CHIP Reauthorization Bill

Access to cancer care

House Passes CHIP Reauthorization Bill, Helps Insure Children With Cancer

November 07, 2017

HHS Announces Opioid Crisis Prevention Program

HHS Announces Opioid Crisis Prevention Program

November 07, 2017

CMS Finalizes Rule Reducing Medicare Part B Payments to 340B hospitals

Medical reimbursement

CMS Finalizes Rule Reducing Medicare Part B Payments to 340B hospitals

November 06, 2017

Commissioner Gottlieb Comments on Nicotine Regulation

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Commissioner Gottlieb Comments on Nicotine Regulation

November 06, 2017

Advocacy Can Make a Difference

Advocacy Can Make a Difference

November 02, 2017

Capitol Hill

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Trump Cuts Obamacare Subsidies; Trump Announces Hargan as New Acting HHS Secretary; Norman Sharpless Sworn in as NCI Director

October 19, 2017

cancer moonshot initiative impact on oncology nurses

Cancer moonshot

What the Next Phase of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative Means for Oncology Nurses

October 11, 2017

Capitol Hill

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Sanders Gains Support for Single-Payer Health Care Push; GOP Senators Put Forth Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill; New Toolkit Helps Nurses Integrate Genomics in Cancer Care

September 25, 2017

local cancer healthcare policy and advocacy

All Politics, Even Health Policy, Is Local

September 21, 2017

dangers in nursing

Nursing Is One of America’s Most Dangerous Professions; Uninsured Rates Fall to 8.8%; Senate Authorizes Five-Year CHIP Deal

September 18, 2017

capitol building

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Governors Push Senators for 2018 ACA Funding; NCI Requests Input on Bioethics in Cancer Research; Congress Braces for Full September Agenda

September 11, 2017

Lymphedema Compression Supplies

ONS Supports Medicare Coverage of Lymphedema Compression Supplies

September 07, 2017

CMS Adjustment Payments for Part B Drugs

Cancer health policy

ONS Opposes CMS Adjustment Payments for Part B Drugs

September 06, 2017

Advanced Care Planning

Advance care planning

ONS Shares Views on Advance Care Planning, Patient Access to Opioids in Comment Letter to CMS

August 30, 2017

Capitol Hill Roundup

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Former HHS Secretaries Urge Trump to Support ACA; Every U.S. County Will Have ACA Marketplace Option; Government May Look to Continuing Resolution to Prevent Shutdown

August 28, 2017

PCHETA and quality care

The Impact of PCHETA on the Quality of Cancer Care

August 16, 2017

opioid epidemic

Pain management

Trump Declares Opioid Crisis a National Emergency; Recent Poll Shows Health Care, Government Most Important to Americans; FDA Launches Campaign to Fight Youth E-Cigarette Use

August 14, 2017

Childhood Cancer Treatments

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Senate Passes Bill to Focus on Childhood Cancer Treatments

August 07, 2017

Capitol Roundup

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Republicans May Aim to Repeal ACA Without a Replacement Plan; Majority of Americans Support Government Health Care; Q&A With New Jersey State Nurses Association CEO

21st Century Cures

21st Century Cures Is a Broad Law That Impacts Narrow Categories

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