Community Cancer Clinic Closings on the Rise
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) today announced that due to severe year after year cuts to Medicare reimbursement for cancer care, community oncologists around the U.S. are closing offices at a rate rapidly increasing since January 2010.  Read More →

COA Capitol Hill Day Covered in The Hill
Cancer patients, doctors and nurses are on Capitol Hill Wednesday to pressure lawmakers to quickly rescind the 21.3 percent Medicare physician payment rate cut that kicked in on June 1.  Read More →

COA President Dr. Cobb Quoted in Hill News Story
“The problem with this high-stakes game of chicken is physicians and patients are the ones getting run over, not members of Congress,” says Dr. Cobb about the Medicare SGR debacle.  Read More →

Government PQRI Quality Reporting Program Getting Short Shrift from Oncologists
COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb relates experiences with PQRI in oncology.  Read More →

How Will Cancer Care Fare Under Health Care Reform?
COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb and Executive Director Ted Okon review the new law and its impact on cancer care.  Read More →

COA on the House Calls Radio Talk Show
COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb and Executive Director Ted Okon discuss health care reform and the impact on cancer care.  Read More →

Coverage of Oral, IV Oncology Drugs Can Hinder Patient Compliance
COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb quoted on major oral cancer drug study sponsored by COA.  Read More →

Doctors worry that Medicare cuts will wound their practices
Dr. Barbara McAneny fears that she and other doctors in private practice might soon be out of business.  Read More →

LATEST CANCER CLINIC CLOSURE IN SELMA, ALABAMA
At Least 30 Cancer Clinics Closed; More Now at Risk in Florida  Read More →

COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb Presses Congress to Fix Medicare First
On the verge of the vote on health care reform, Dr. Cobb’s editorial in The Hill, a congressional daily, details the crisis facing cancer care.  Read More →

Study Sponsored by COA Identifies Barriers to Use of Oral Cancer Drugs, Proposes Solutions
Latest COA study shows problems associated with oral anti-cancer agents.  Read More →

New Study Shows Payment Shortfall for Cancer Care
Article by COA President Patrick Cobb, MD and Executive Director Ted Okon in OncologySTAT.  Read More →

Medicare cuts damage cancer care, group finds
Changes to Medicare, the federal health plan for the elderly, may be damaging important aspects of cancer care in the United States, according to a study released on Thursday.  Read More →

Cancer treatment will suffer without action on Medicare
Dr. Robert Hermann, practicing medical oncologist and COA Secretary, weighs in on the crisis facing cancer care.  Read More →

Is Health Care Reform Dead?
Read “Health Care Reform Hits a Brown Wall” by COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb and Executive Director Ted Okon.  Read More →

Health care: Don’t sacrifice cancer care
COA Board Member Dr. Richard Frame talks about the growing cancer care crisis.  Read More →

Midlands Voices: Cuts in Medicare threaten high quality of cancer care
While the debate on health care reform continues, there is another problem brewing: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will cut payments for each of the major components of cancer diagnosis and care — chemotherapy, consultations, diagnostic... Read More →

COA Statement on Health Care Reform in the News
Just one of the news outlets picking up COA press release.  Read More →

Medicare reimbursement cuts mean disaster for cancer-care delivery
While the war over health-care reform continues, there is another battle raging: Medicare and Medicaid will cut payments further starting in 2010 for each of the major components of cancer diagnosis and care — chemotherapy, consultations, diagnostic... Read More →

Dr. Steve Roshon from Ohio Weighs in on Cancer Crisis
The health care reform bill passed this last weekend by the House — and endorsed by AARP, the American Medical Association and the American Cancer Society — includes some provisions designed to benefit cancer care for Americans.  Read More →

Cuts in cancer care a move in the wrong direction of health care reform, says COA
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COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb and Executive Director Ted Okon Interviewed on Cancer Care Crisis
Listen to the radio broadcast with Dr. Robert Warner on “House Calls.”  Read More →

COA Past President Dr. Harry Barnes Interviewed on Cancer Care Crisis
Watch this TV interview on the problems facing community oncology practices.  Read More →

Want Medicare Cuts to Cancer Care?
Simply put, if community oncology does not get congressional support, the Medicare payment cuts to drug administration, consultation services, diagnostic imaging, and radiation treatment will go into effect on January 1, 2010. If you want these cuts,... Read More →

Is There a War on Oncologists?
Read the response from COA President Dr. Patrick Cobb and Executive Director Ted Okon  Read More →

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