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COA Announces Opposition to Administration Nixing Part D Rebate Rule
Community Oncology Alliance's (COA's) executive director Ted Okon has released a statement expressing disappointment over the Trump administration’s decision to abandon a proposed rule to eliminate rebates in Medicare Part D and Medicaid managed care.
Community Oncology Alliance's executive director Ted Okon has released a statement expressing disappointment over the Trump administration’s decision to abandon a proposed rule to eliminate rebates in Medicare Part D and Medicaid managed care. According to Okon, the proposed rule would have lowered drug prices for patients by ensuring they receive the benefit of negotiated drug discounts. By nixing the proposed rule, the administration has handed a gift to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
In the original plan’s announcement, President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Alex Azar acknowledged that “nearly every drug company taking a January 2019 price increase announced that all of the increase was being paid to PBMs or insurers as rebates.”
Read the full press release.
Patient Navigation in Oncology at Heart of Priority Health White House Visit
April 24th 2024On March 27, Priority Health's president and CEO, Praveen Thadani participated in a discussion on how to expand and optimize patient navigation services in oncology care, as part of the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Oncology Practices Keep Pace With PBMs, in Court and Beyond
April 5th 2024This panel at the Community Oncology Alliance conference discussed the impact of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) response to the end of direct and indirect remuneration fees, which has been dramatic cuts to cancer drug reimbursement.
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