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Medicare covers only half the cost of chemotherapy to seniors

 Industry News Release February 05, 2010
A comprehensive study of the components of the delivery of modern-day cancer care in community oncology practices revealed that Medicare covers only 56 percent of the actual costs of administering chemotherapy and providing related infusion room services to seniors with cancer.
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New York cancer care center uses automation to handle coding, reimbursement

 Chelsey Ledue January 29, 2010
Reimbursement has many practices in a tight spot, but one cancer care center in New York City has learned to control it using Waltham, Mass.-based IntrinsiQ’s IntelliDose and IntelliCharge.
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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care signs national agreement with American CareSource

 Industry News Release January 29, 2010
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care announced an agreement with American CareSource that will provide their members access to comprehensive hospice services in every market in which VITAS operates.
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PCF to fund more than 30 new prostate cancer research projects

 Industry News Release January 08, 2010
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has announced that it will fund at least 10 new Creativity and 20 new multi-year Young Investigator Awards in the first half of 2010.
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Study: Outpatient palliative care reduces hospitalizations, which impact costs

 Industry News Release December 02, 2009
Care Support of America’s model of outpatient palliative care coordination, Advanced Illness Coordinated Care, has been shown to reduce hospitalizations in the last years of life as well as improve the quality of life for seniors and their family caregivers without increasing mortality.
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Hospitals worry about reform

 Don Ammon November 23, 2009
The California Hospital Association estimates that the House reform bill that recently passed will result in a reduction in Medicare and Medicaid payments to California hospitals to the tune of $18.8 billion over the next 10 years.
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Alternative medicine could help cut childhood healthcare costs

 Chelsey Ledue October 16, 2009
A new survey indicates 12 percent of parents with children under the age of 18 have spoken to their child's doctor about complementary and integrative approaches to medicine, yet nearly 90 percent say they want to know more.
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Duke Health begins $20M expansion

 Richard Pizzi October 02, 2009
Duke University Health System is moving forward with the construction of a state-of-the-art Cancer Center and the new Duke Medicine Pavilion, a major expansion of surgery and critical care services at Duke University Hospital.
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Senators seeks legislative protection for critical radiation care

 Chelsey Ledue September 24, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is being asked to convince the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to spare life-saving radiation oncology services from a Medicare funding cut proposed for diagnostic imaging services.
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Sebelius pushes cancer health insurance reform

 Healthcare Finance News Staff September 22, 2009
At a rally for health insurance reform Tuesday in Washington, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed a new report highlighting the insurance hardships faced by people with cancer.
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Michigan hospitals join forces to build new cancer center

 Chelsey Ledue September 01, 2009
Mercy Memorial Hospital System of Monroe, Mich., ProMedica Health System of Toledo, Ohio, and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit have announced a joint venture to bring "state-of-the-science" cancer care to Monroe and the surrounding communities.
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Duke University Health System begins $700M expansion

 Richard Pizzi August 27, 2009
The Duke University Health System is moving forward with the construction of a state-of-the-art Cancer Center and the new Duke Medicine Pavilion, a major expansion of surgery and critical care services at Duke University Hospital.
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Arizona Oncology opens radiation facility at Phoenix Baptist Hospital

 Industry News Release August 14, 2009
Arizona Oncology, the largest group of medical professionals in Arizona devoted exclusively to cancer care, began caring for patients at its new 6,600 square-foot radiation facility in Phoenix last week.
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New survey finds 12 million Americans denied coverage by insurance industry

 Diana Manos August 11, 2009
A report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services indicates the current health insurance system "leaves millions behind" due to coverage denial practices.
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New lung cancer vaccines may lower costs, accelerate treatment

Industry News Release August 11, 2009
In one to three years, new therapeutic vaccines could change standard treatment regimens for the most commonly diagnosed lung cancer – nonsmall cell lung cancer.
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First-ever list of top-rated cancer fighting Nonprofits

 Industry News Release August 06, 2009
For donors and volunteers looking to support a cancer charity, GreatNonprofits releases the first ever list of top-rated cancer fighting nonprofits.
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Survey: Medicare cuts force cancer centers to close

 Industry News Release July 28, 2009
A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cut payments for radiation therapy treatments would cause many cancer centers to close, stop accepting Medicare patients, lay off support staff and reduce services to cancer patients, according to a survey conducted by ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
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Congress seeks oncology best practices in first step of cancer care demonstration

 Chelsey Ledue June 19, 2009
The Community Oncology Alliance, a nonprofit group of medical practitioners who deliver cancer care across the country, is working with Congress on the Quality Cancer Care Demonstration (QCCD) project, the "architecture of a solution to today's cancer care crisis."
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Clovis Oncology raises $145 Million in start-up financing

 Healthcare Finance News Staff May 21, 2009
Clovis Oncology, Inc., a company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing innovative anti-cancer agents in the U.S., Europe and additional international markets, announced today that it has secured $145 million in start-up financing.
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Cancer biotherapy market could reach $60B in 10 years

 Chelsey Ledue May 13, 2009
The market for innovative biotherapies in cancer treatment is expected to nearly double in the next five years and reach $60 billion in 10 years, according to Kalorama Information.
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