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COA Responds to CMS Proposal to Ease Protections on 6 Drug Classes
Community Oncology Alliance (COA) responded to CMS' proposal to ease restrictions on how Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans dictate access to 6 protected drug classes, calling the decision a potential nightmare for vulnerable patients with cancer.
Community Oncology Alliance (COA) responded to CMS' proposal to ease restrictions on how Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans dictate access to 6 protected drug classes, calling the decision a potential nightmare for vulnerable patients with cancer. According to COA, for the first time ever, Medicare patients with cancer and other serious diseases will no longer have guaranteed access to potentially life-saving drugs and instead will have to go through step therapy and formulary restrictions.
Noting their support of the administration's efforts to lower drug prices, COA argues that weakening or dismantling protected classes of drugs is too far. Read the full press release from Jeff Vacirca, MD, FACP, president of COA.
In this interview with The American Journal of Managed Care®, Katie Queen, MD, addresses the complexity of obesity as a medical condition, pivoting to virtual care while ensuring that patients who lived in a rural location continued to receive adequate care, and the importance of integrating awareness of obesity and chronic disease prevention into local food culture.
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Thyme Care CEO and Cofounder Robin Shah
October 2nd 2023Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.
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Nathan Walcker Discusses Value-Based Oncology Care Initiatives at FCS
September 8th 2023Nathan Walcker, CEO at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), highlights some of the recent partnerships and initiatives at FCS to improve community-based oncology care from a value-based perspective.
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EOM Shows Awareness of Issues, but Provides No Resources, Says COA’s Nicolas Ferreyros
November 4th 2023The Enhancing Oncology Model is trying to address a number of the systemic challenges oncology faces without giving practices the tools and resources they need, said Nicolas Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications, Community Oncology Alliance.
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