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Dr. Jeff Vacirca on Pharmacy Benefit Managers
An insidious interloper now often comes between me and my patients. I’m talking about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen that have introduced a bureaucratic and nightmarish system of delays and denials into filling prescriptions.
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OneOncology Leads Community Practices in Innovation, Pathway Development
At the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) Annual Meeting (April 4-5, 2019; Orlando, FL), Journal of Clinical Pathways sat down with three of the leaders of OneOncology – a new partnership of independent community oncology practices that is physician-driven and utilizes a unified platform to enable physicians to care for patients through the entire course of care.
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Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancer are a group of cancers that starts in the mouth, nose, throat, larynx, sinuses, or salivary glands.
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PBM Middlemen Continue to Dodge Responsibility for Patient Suffering and Rising Drug Price
COA Applauds the Senate Finance Committee for PBM Hearing as Part of National Efforts to Shed Light on PBM Abuses and Lower Drug Prices More Investigation and Oversight Needed to Examine Adverse Impact of PBM Abuses on Patient Care Statement from Ted Okon executive director of the Community Oncology Alliance
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April, Testicular Cancer
According to urologyhealth.org, testicular cancer is the most common cancer found in males ages 15-34, with 9,560 diagnosed this year.
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