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Tech Updates: McKesson Launches Precision Oncology Consortium; Financing for RISA Labs PA Platform

By Mary Caffrey

April 17th 2025

These advances are designed to improve uptake of biomarker-driven cancer care and reduce treatment delays.

Making Novel Cancer Therapies Available Requires Choices Because Resources Are Limited

By Kyle Munz

April 14th 2025

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NCCN Data Find Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Quality of Care for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

By Giuliana Grossi

April 9th 2025

Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage

By Galen Shearn-Nance, BS
Rishi R. Sachdev, BS

April 4th 2025

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Deep Learning Tool Differentiates Keloids From Malignant Lesions Without Dermoscopy

By Hayden E. Klein

April 2nd 2025

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September 18th 2019

Too Much, Too Fast: Providers Need More Time to Operationalize Medicare's New Radiation Oncology Model

Jessica Walradt

CMS' new radiation oncology payment model is slated to begin on January 1, 2020, but the significant billing changes that the model requires will require more time.

September 18th 2019

Lessons From the Field: How Practices Are Succeeding Under OCM

Jaime Rosenberg

As rising drug costs continue to take up a larger portion of the total cost of care, practices in the Oncology Care Model find themselves in control of a shrinking portion of total costs, according to anecdotes from an academic medical center and a community-based practice during the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Policy Summit held September 12 in Washington, DC.

September 15th 2019

Lani Alison Discusses How the OCM Allowed for Better Integration of Palliative Care

Lani M. Alison, BSN, MS, HCQ, PCMH, CCE, vice president of Clinical Affairs, Regional Cancer Care Associates, explains how the implementation of the Oncology Care Model (OCM) allowed practices to better integrate palliative care.

September 10th 2019

Dr Iuliana Shapira Offers Examples of How Innovation Can Transform Cancer Care Delivery

Innovation that transform cancer care delivery have to be multi-level, explained Iuliana Shapira, MD, chief medical officer, Regional Cancer Care Associates.

September 7th 2019

Mike Fazio: Practices Are Happier With PP4 Results in the OCM

There are less surprises in the results for performance period 4 of the Oncology Care Model, and practices seem to be mostly happier with how they’ve done, said Mike Fazio, senior vice president of client services, Archway Health.

September 5th 2019

Lani Alison Outlines Questions Patients Have About Care Pathways, Treatment Guidelines

Lani M. Alison, BSN, MS, HCQ, PCMH, CCE, vice president of Clinical Affairs, Regional Cancer Care Associates, explains the questions that patients have about oncology care pathways and treatment guidelines.

September 1st 2019

Dr Shalom Kalnicki Discusses Bringing Value-Based Care to Radiation Oncology

The cost of radiation oncology services has typically been a small part of the Medicare and Medicaid budget, but with more patients having complex radiation treatments, it is becoming more important to have alternative payment models in the space, said Shalom Kalnicki, MD, FASTRO, FACRO, professor and chairman, radiation oncology, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

August 31st 2019

Incidences and Burden of Childhood Cancer Continue to Increase

Alison Rodriguez

Unlike cancers common in adults, childhood cancers are unlikely to be prevented by screening.

August 28th 2019

Dr Iuliana Shapira on Managing High Costs of Immuno-Oncology Drugs in Value-Based Care

Iuliana Shapira, MD, chief medical officer, Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA), discusses how RCCA is managing the higher costs of immuno-oncology drugs in value-based care.

August 26th 2019

Childhood Cancer Survivors Have a Heightened Risk of Heart Disease, Study Shows

Matthew Gavidia

Cancer treatment raises the risk of heart disease in childhood cancer survivors, as does diabetes and hypertension.

August 25th 2019

Dr Ginah Nightingale: Challenges of Treating Seniors With Cancer With Combination Therapies

When seniors with cancer are being treated with combination therapies, providers need to keep in mind more than just the complex regimens they’re administering, said Ginah Nightingale, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Jefferson College of Pharmacy.

August 23rd 2019

Phase 1 Pancreatic Cancer Trial Identifies Effective Combination Treatment

Alison Rodriguez

Finding a cure for pancreatic cancer, which is among the deadliest cancers, will require both systemic therapy and local therapy, researchers said.

August 21st 2019

Research Reveals a Lack of Racial Diversity in Clinical Trials for Cancer Drugs

Matthew Gavidia

A new study shows a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for cancer drugs, highlighting issues currently being addressed by the FDA.

August 18th 2019

Lani Alison: How Providers Discuss the OCM With Patients

Lani M. Alison, BSN, MS, HCQ, PCMH, CCE, vice president of Clinical Affairs, Regional Cancer Care Associates, discusses how providers discuss the Oncology Care Model (OCM) with patients and the questions they ask about it.

August 17th 2019

AJMCtv Interviews

AJMC Staff

AJMC®TV interviews let you catch up on what’s new and important about changes in healthcare, with insights from key decision makers—from the clinician, to the health plan leader, to the regulator. When every minute in your day matters, AJMC®TV interviews keep you informed. Access the video clips at ajmc.com/interviews.

August 17th 2019

Medical World News: Policy, Clinical, and Managed Care Updates

Alison Rodriguez Laura Joszt, MA Mary Caffrey Jaime Rosenberg

Chronic pain, obesity and cancer, multiple myeloma patterns, pancreatic cancer screening updates, and more.

August 17th 2019

Conference Coverage: NCCN Policy Summit

Jaime Rosenberg

Coverage from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Policy Summit held June 27, 2019, in Washington, DC.

August 17th 2019

From the Editor-in-Chief: Within Ourselves

Joseph Alvarnas, MD

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves... Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)

August 15th 2019

Inherited Gene Mutation Found to Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Among Other Malignancies

Matthew Gavidia

Scientists uncovered a rare, inherited gene mutation, known as RABL3, that raises the risk of pancreatic and other cancers.

August 14th 2019

Genetic Testing Can Reduce Suffering and Save Lives

Lauren Corduck

The founder of Oneinforty discusses the importance of identifying populations at high risk of hereditary cancers, as well as the need for education, testing, and other steps to prevent cancer.

August 14th 2019

How Data, AI Are Unlocking Secrets to Better, More Efficient Cancer Care

Allison Inserro

The Institute for Value-Based Medicine®, an initiative of The American Journal of Managed Care®, traveled to Teaneck, New Jersey, for presentations in partnership with Regional Cancer Care Associates.

August 14th 2019

Florida Cancer Specialists, Cigna Expand Collaboration to All Cancer Types

AJMC Staff

A 28% reduction in hospital admissions leads to a broader agreement, the physicians' group and payer say.

August 14th 2019

Jim Allison: Breakthrough Traces the Unexpected Creative Paths of a Scientist and Immuno-Oncology

Mary Caffrey

A review of the documentary on the life of James P. Allison, PhD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

August 14th 2019

How Are Oncology Practices Communicating Value-Based Care to Employers and Patients?

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we’re bringing you a portion of a panel discussion about the Oncology Care Model, held in July 2019 during a meeting of The Institute for Value-Based Medicine® (IVBM), an initiative of The American Journal of Managed Care®. At IVBM events, we gather thought leaders to share best practices across medicine, pharmacy, and management in regional locations around the country. This podcast is taken from our meeting focusing on Innovation and Quality in Oncology Care.

August 11th 2019

Study Finds Familial Risks of Second Primary Cancers for Patients With Malignant Melanoma

Alison Rodriguez

As survival rates for malignant melanoma increase, so does the likelihood that some patients will develop second primary cancers.

August 11th 2019

Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—Pancreatic Cancer Screening and Other Health News

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

August 8th 2019

OneOncology Has Begun Administering Bevacizumab, Trastuzumab Biosimilars

Jaime Rosenberg

Weeks after the first 2 anticancer biosimilars entered the US market, OneOncology announced that its partner practices have already started administering the drugs.

August 6th 2019

Lani Alison on How Innovation Is Being Used to Improve Quality Metrics in Oncology

Innovation is being used to improve quality metrics in oncology care at the patient forefront and in data, explained Lani M. Alison, BSN, MS, HCQ, PCMH, CCE, vice president of Clinical Affairs, Regional Cancer Care Associates.

August 5th 2019

One Dose of HPV Vaccine Effective in Preventing Cervical Cancer Compared With Multiple Doses, Researchers Say

Matthew Gavidia

A single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination strategy could be effective in less developed countries, where cost is in consideration.

July 31st 2019

How Are States Dealing With Challenges Facing Patients With Cancer?

Jaime Rosenberg

High costs of care, particularly for prescription drugs, dominated a discussion of cancer care at the state level during the June 27, 2019, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Policy Summit in Washington, DC.

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