the combination of multiple factors: Affordable Care Act (ACA)-mandated reductions, likely cuts to Medicare as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (the "debt deal"), sustainable growth rate (SGR) assumptions and the potential ramifications of a permanent "doc fix," the rise of risk-based reimbursement, and pressure from commercial payers.

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Oncology Alliance (COA), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and fostering community cancer care, today released a new

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noting that sufficient levels of skilled nursing staff are essential to providing high quality care and reducing unnecessary, costly hospital

The American College of Radiology is urging Congress to spare medical imaging services from potential Medicare funding cuts.

In Letter to Committee, Patient Advocates, Oncologists and Cancer Care Providers Explain How Potential Funding Cut Would Threaten Patients' Access to Community-Based Cancer Care WASHINGTON,