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WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) announced today that more than 50,000 Americans have already signed the Petition to Stop Cancer Care Cuts, which can be found online at www.communityoncology.org/coa-petition. Community oncologists and cancer patients plan to deliver the petition to Congress on June 23 in Washington, DC. These patients and doctors will visit the nation's capital to deliver a strong message about the crisis facing the U.S. cancer...
New $15 Million Medicaid Cuts From Olympia, Nearly $27 Billion Medicare Cut From DC Imperils Care Quality, Staffing Stability in Facilities Throughout State; Federal Delegation Urged to Oppose Additional Medicare Cuts, Help Extend Federal Medicaid Assistance (FMAP) Assistance SEATTLE, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Even as they thanked Governor Christine Gregoire for helping reduce the level of new state Medicaid cuts slated to go into effect in July, leaders from the Washington Health...
Facilities Throughout Washington Face Worsening Cost-Squeeze as $15 Million in Medicaid Cuts Loom in Conjunction With Federal Health Care Reform's $14.6 Billion Federal Funding Reduction Providers and Caregivers Will Sign 10 Foot Petition Urging U.S. Congress To Preserve Medicare Funding and Prevent Further Federal Medicare Cuts That Will Risk Staffing Stability, Jeopardize Local Health Jobs SEATTLE, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the wake of the now-completed Olympia legislative...
WASHINGTON, April 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released a three-month sample of headlines from national and state media on America's mental health crisis in the face of massive state budget cuts. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100216/NAMILOGO) "Many newspapers, television stations and radio networks around the country are covering the crisis," said NAMI executive director Michael J. Fitzpatrick. "Some are taking editorial...
SAN DIEGO, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure® awarded its seven California Affiliates with the State Policy of the Year Award for their advocacy to ensure access to breast cancer screening and treatment in the face of significant state budget cuts. The State Policy Campaign of the Year Award is presented to a Komen Affiliate or Affiliates who advanced breast health issues and brought positive changes through their public policy initiatives at the state level. Seven...
WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) today announced the latest cancer clinic closure is Montgomery Cancer Center in Selma, Alabama. That brings a total of at least 30 community cancer clinic closures over the past several months --with the majority increasing from 2009 forward -- due to financial pressures from severe cuts in Medicare reimbursement for cancer care. Yet the current healthcare reform plans do not address this crisis in cancer care or the...
10-Year Freeze on Mental Health Block Grants Contributes to State Mental Health Crises WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a special briefing for Congressional staff today, former Connecticut lieutenant governor Kevin Sullivan testified for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) on the need for federal action to address the growing mental health crisis in states. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100216/NAMILOGO ) "We are facing a trifecta of budget...
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Betsy McCaughey, prominent patient advocate and former Lt. Governor of NY says, "Shame on Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for victimizing New York hospitals and New York's healthcare workers. Her call for a public option could force New York hospitals into bankruptcy." In a February 16th announcement and letter to Senator Harry Reid, Kirsten Gillibrand called on the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to support a public option. Such a scheme will...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A comprehensive study of the components of the delivery of modern-day cancer care in community oncology practices revealed that Medicare covers only 56% of the actual costs of administering chemotherapy and providing related infusion room services to seniors with cancer. The remaining costs -- for essential services provided such as treatment planning, care coordination, and follow-up care planning -- are not reimbursed by Medicare, causing many...
Complaint filed against HHS Secretary to Preserve Patient Access to Cardiology Care WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Cardiology (ACC) today announced that it filed a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in United States District Court. The complaint alleges that Secretary Sebelius, in her capacity as the HHS Secretary, unlawfully adopted the payment rates for cardiology services in the 2010...
