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President Releases Executive Order on Healthcare Transparency

As challenges mount to find new and innovative ways to provide quality health care at affordable prices for patients, a battle is brewing over what patients can and cannot know about their healthcare costs. On June 24, President Trump released an executive order directing his administration to take steps to improve healthcare prices and transparency to address the pricing woes patients face.

Eliminating Private Insurance; Raising the Smoking Age; HPV Vaccine Recommendation

Eliminating Private Insurance; Raising the Smoking Age; HPV Vaccine Recommendation

Healthcare Price Transparency; Cancer Survivor Caucus; Insurers Sue for ACA Backpay

Healthcare Price Transparency; Cancer Survivor Caucus; Insurers Sue for ACA Backpay

Personalized Combination Therapies Yield Better Cancer Outcomes

Cancer research

Personalized Combination Therapies Yield Better Cancer Outcomes

CDC Highlights E-Cigarettes’ Dangers

Cancer risk prevention

CDC Highlights E-Cigarettes’ Dangers

House Appropriations Committee Releases 2020 Draft Budget Allocations

House Appropriations Committee Releases 2020 Draft Budget Allocations

Pain Management Task Force Issues First Report on Pain Control Best Practices

Medical reimbursement

Pain Management Task Force Issues First Report on Pain Control Best Practices

Bipartisan Support in Congress for Raising the Tobacco Age to 21 Nationwide

Bipartisan Support in Congress for Raising the Tobacco Age to 21 Nationwide

Congress Tackles Youth Smoking; Pelosi Drug Price; Biden's Cancer Commitment

Congress Tackles Youth Smoking; Pelosi Drug Pricing; Biden's Cancer Commitment

CMS Seeks Changes in Telehealth, Palliative Care Payments, and Electronic Health Record Interoperability

Palliative care

CMS Seeks Changes in Telehealth, Palliative Care Payments, and Electronic Health Record Interoperability

Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized

Cancer moonshot

Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized

HHS Secretary Remarks on Pricing in Drug Ads

HHS Secretary Remarks on Pricing in Drug Ads

National Report Shows Drop in Cancer Mortality

National Report Shows Drop in Cancer Mortality

Healthcare Financial Problems; ACA Reduced Disparities; FDA Project Facilitate

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Healthcare Financial Problems; ACA Reduced Disparities; FDA Project Facilitate

Durbin Calls Out FDA; Medicare for All Support; Cancer Mortality Drops

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Durbin Calls Out FDA; Medicare for All Support; Cancer Mortality Drops

CMS’s Final Medicare Part D Ruling Preserves Patient Access to Certain Cancer Drugs

Prescription medication

CMS’s Final Medicare Part D Ruling Preserves Patient Access to Certain Cancer Drugs

Lowy Appointed NCI Acting Director

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Lowy Appointed NCI Acting Director

Washington Healthcare Option; Dems Campaign Complication; States Sue Drug Manufacturer

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Washington Healthcare Option; Dems Campaign Complication; States Sue Drug Manufacturers

U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses

U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses

Young and Jones Introduce Nursing Where It’s Needed Act

Young and Jones Introduce Nursing Where It’s Needed Act

CDC’s Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Program Helps Patients Understand the Disease

CDC’s Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Program Helps Patients Understand the Disease

U.S. Rep Cummings Introduces Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act

U.S. Rep Cummings Introduces Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act

Changing Leadership Won’t Affect FDA’s Role in Public Health, Awareness, and Prevention

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Changing Leadership Won’t Affect FDA’s Role in Public Health, Awareness, and Prevention

Patient Social Determinants; Trauma in Nursing; House Overturns Obamacare Move

Cancer health disparities

Patient Social Determinants; Trauma in Nursing; House Overturns Obamacare Move

Make Nicotine Nonaddictive to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Make Nicotine Nonaddictive to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death

Opioid, Cancer, AIDS, and Biomedical Research Are Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Priorities

Opioid, Cancer, AIDS, and Biomedical Research Are Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Priorities

Health Disparities Are a Focus for NIH Cancer Awareness and Prevention Promotions

Cancer prevention

Health Disparities Are a Focus for NIH Cancer Awareness and Prevention Promotions

Bipartisan Drug Legislation; Curbing Youth Smoking; Nurses Back Medicare for All

Prescription medication

Bipartisan Drug Legislation; Curbing Youth Smoking; Nurses Back Medicare for All

Government-Led Drug Pricing; CMS Reimbursement Updates; Playing Cards Comment

Medical reimbursement

Government-Led Drug Pricing; CMS Reimbursement Updates; Playing Cards Reaction

Youth Tobacco Bills; GOP Pre-Existing Conditions Act; Patient Protections

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Youth Tobacco Bills; GOP Pre-Existing Conditions Act; Patient Protections

As Drug Pricing Tops Capitol Hill Interest, ONS Advocates for Patient Access to Care

Prescription medication

As Drug Pricing Tops Capitol Hill Interest, ONS Advocates for Patient Access to Care

NCI’s Sharpless Appointed Acting FDA Commissioner

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

NCI’s Sharpless Appointed Acting FDA Commissioner

PCHETA Is Reintroduced to Congress With Fast Tracked Status

Palliative care

PCHETA Is Reintroduced to Congress With Fast Tracked Status

Senators Investigate Juul; Dems Drug Pricing Woes; New Medicare for All

Senators Investigate Juul; Dems Drug Pricing Woes; New Medicare for All

Trump Releases 2020 Draft Presidential Budget—and Here’s What it Means for Health-Related Funding

Trump Releases 2020 Draft Presidential Budget—and Here’s What it Means for Health-Related Funding

$88 Billion for Healthcare; Raising the Tobacco Age; 2020 Healthcare Push

Patient financial advocacy

$88 Billion for Health Care; Raising the Tobacco Age; 2020 Healthcare Push

FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Establishes a Commitment to Patients

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Establishes a Commitment to Patients

Drug Pricing Discussions Make Headway in Congress

Medical reimbursement

Drug Pricing Discussions Make Headway in Congress

DOJ Says ACA Invald; Pre-Existing Condition Protections; Medicaid Work Requirements

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

DOJ Says ACA Invalid; Pre-Existing Condition Protections; Medicaid Work Requirements

Future of Nursing; Adults Ration Medication; Drug Parity Act

Oncology nursing community

Future of Nursing; Adults Ration Medication; Drug Parity Act

Possible NIH Cuts; Sharpless FDA Commissioner; NPs on the Rise

Possible NIH Cuts; Sharpless FDA Commissioner; NPs on the Rise

CMS Projects Health Expenditures to Reach $6 Trillion by 2027

CMS Projects Health Expenditures to Reach $6 Trillion by 2027

Giroir Reflects on Public Health Programs After First Year at HHS

Giroir Reflects on Public Health Programs After First Year at HHS

More Nurses Are Obtaining BSN Degrees

Nursing education

More Nurses Are Obtaining BSN Degrees

Nursing Workplace Violence; Aggressive Drug Pricing Legislation; Gottlieb Steps Down

Nursing Workplace Violence; Aggressive Drug Pricing Legislation; Gottlieb Steps Down

CDC Encourages Screening, Vaccination for HPV to Fight Cervical Cancer

Cancer prevention

CDC Encourages Screening, Vaccination for HPV to Fight Cervical Cancer

Trump Administration Proposes Lower Drug Costs

Prescription medication

Trump Administration Proposes Lower Drug Costs

Ending HIV Epidemic a Priority for Trump Administration

Ending HIV Epidemic a Priority for Trump Administration

Dems' Budget Fight; Pharma CEOs Face Congress; Patient Financial Struggles

Dems' Budget Fight; Pharma CEOs Face Congress; Patient Financial Struggles

Federal Furlough Forlorn: Cancer Care’s Constraints

Federal Furlough Forlorn: Cancer Care’s Constraints

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