Advocacy

Childhood Cancer Act Signed Into Law; Study Finds That Many Patients With Breast Cancer Can Skip Chemo; Plan to Lower Drug Prices Could Increase Costs for Some Patients

It’s been a long time coming, but the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and Research (STAR) Act was finally signed into law on June 6 by President Trump. The act focuses on advancing pediatric cancer research and treatments along with improving screening programs and supporting patients into survivorship. As with many issues in the U.S. capital, the issue had two sides: many healthcare professionals see it as a win to support childhood cancer survivors, but it raised concerns for others about potential coverage issues.

HHS Pain Task Force Discusses the Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Patients, Providers

Pain management

HHS Pain Task Force Examines Opioid Epidemic Impact on Patients, Providers

Health Policy Advances Cancer Treatment Options in the Era of Biosimilars

Health Policy Advances Cancer Treatment Options in the Era of Biosimilars

House and Senate Pass the Childhood Cancer STAR Act

House and Senate Pass the Childhood Cancer STAR Act

Federal Officials Say No to Lifetime Limits on Medicaid; Empowered Patients Are the Future of Health Care; Healthcare Jobs Continue to Grow Faster Than Jobs in the General Economy

Federal Officials Say No to Lifetime Limits on Medicaid; Empowered Patients Are the Future of Health Care; Healthcare Jobs Continue to Grow Faster Than Jobs in the General Economy

ONS Greater Baltimore Chapter Advocates at the State Level

ONS Greater Baltimore Chapter Advocates at the State Level

NIH Wants 1 Million Americans to Contribute to New Pool of Gene Data; FDA Takes Action Against Misleading Companies Marketing to Kids; Conservative Groups Hope to Release New Obamacare Replacement This Month

Genetics & genomics

NIH Wants 1 Million Americans to Contribute to New Pool of Gene Data; FDA Takes Action Against Misleading Companies Marketing to Kids; Conservative Groups Hope to Release New Obamacare Replacement This Month

Insurer Group Warns Against Short-Term Health Plan Proposal; Medicaid Won’t Look the Same in 2019; Rapid Autopsy Programs Seek Clues to Cancer Within Hours of Death

Insurer Group Warns Against Short-Term Health Plan Proposal; Medicaid Won’t Look the Same in 2019; Rapid Autopsy Programs Seek Clues to Cancer Within Hours of Death

GOP Steers Away From Obamacare Repeal, Replace

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

GOP Steers Away From Obamacare Repeal, Replace; Is Cigarette Prohibition on the Horizon?; Barbara Bush’s End-of-Life Decision Makes Waves

ONS Gathers Healthcare Experts, Government Agencies for Policy Summit

ONS Gathers Healthcare Experts, Government Agencies for Policy Summit

Medicare Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Medicare Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

NIH Completes In-Depth Genomic Analysis

Genetics & genomics

NIH Completes In-Depth Genomic Analysis; Senate Panel Unveils Draft Opioid Bill; Teenagers Struggle to Quit Vaping

CDC Has New Director Designee

Cancer health policy

CDC Has New Director Designee

President’s Cancer Panel Reports on Drug Costs and Value

President’s Cancer Panel Reports on Drug Costs and Value

Medicare Cracks Down on Opioid Prescriptions

Medicare Cracks Down on Opioid Prescriptions, Abuse; Health Care Tops Poll of American Worries; Leading Chemotherapy Researcher, Physician Dies at 92

FDA Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA Cancer Gene

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Authorizes Direct-to-Consumer Test for BRCA Cancer Gene

NIA Promotes Smoking Cessation

Cancer risk prevention

NIA Promotes Smoking Cessation

CMS Releases Report on Oncology Care Model

Quality Outcomes

CMS Releases Report on Oncology Care Model

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

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