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ACCC Urges Congress to Pass the Multi-Cancer Early Detection Act
ACCC Voices Opposition to Revised Definition of Professional Degrees
ACCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEAGAN O’NEILL SPEAKS WITH THE VALUE HEALTH VOICES PODCAST ON HOW TO DELIVER BETTER CANCER CARE IN A SYSTEM UNDER PRESSURE
ACCC URGES CMS TO PROTECT PATIENT ACCESS UNDER NEW DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION PROGRAM
ACCC Rural Appalachian Lung Cancer Screening Initiative Fuels Increased, Early Cancer Detection
Protecting Cancer Research and Patient Care Access
ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS ANNOUNCES 2025-2026 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CARE CENTERS ANNOUNCES 2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS
ONCOLOGY LEADERS BARRETT AND ZON DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF CANCER CARE
ACCC Celebrates Reintroduction of Policy That Will Bring Early Cancer Detection Tools to Cancer Centers Across the Country
Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) Announces Special Grant to Firefighter Support Network
ROCKVILLE - The Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) Board of Trustees today released the following statement regarding the firefighters currently battling wildfires in Los Angeles County:
ACCC Statement in Support of Bipartisan Year-End Legislation
The Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) released the following statement in support of the bipartisan legislative package to be considered this week, including the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 2407) / the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (S. 2085) to create a meaningful pathway for seniors to have access to the newest transformational tools in cancer detection.
ACCC Statement on Chemotherapy Drug Shortages
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) is highly concerned about the ongoing shortages of platinum-based chemotherapy agents (e.g., cisplatin and carboplatin), two medications that (individually or in combination) treat and cure a wide range of cancers, including but not limited to gastric, pancreatic, colorectal, esophageal, cervical, and ovarian.
ACCC Statement on the Enhancing Oncology Model
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) is pleased that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new, voluntary alternative payment model as a successor to the Oncology Care Model (OCM), which is due to sunset later this month.
Leading Oncology Professionals Meet with Capitol Hill Lawmakers to Advocate for Improved Access to Cancer Care
Multidisciplinary cancer care leaders, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, program administrators, social workers, financial advocates, and patient navigators, from all across the country are meeting with congressional offices today to advocate for policies that support their patients as part of the Association of Community Cancer Centers’ (ACCC) 2022 Virtual Hill Day.
ACCC Principles to Preserve Provider and Patient Choice in Cancer Treatment
Health plans and pharmacy benefit managers should find ways to support treatment decisions made by cancer care providers and their patients rather than limiting where, how, and which drugs can be administered.
ACCC Statement on Telehealth Extension in Omnibus Package
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) commends Congress for including the extension of Medicare telehealth waivers in fiscal year 2022 omnibus legislation passed by both chambers this week.
ACCC Position on the Cancer Moonshot Relaunch
ACCC applauds President Biden for renewing the Cancer Moonshot and setting the ambitious goals of reducing cancer mortality while improving the experience of patients living with cancer.
Association of Community Cancer Centers Supports Biden’s Moonshot Plans, Offers Resources and Tools to White House Effort
ACCC Welcomes Matt Devino, MPH as Director, Cancer Care Delivery and Health Policy
The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) announced today that Matt Devino, MPH has joined the organization as Director, Cancer Care Delivery and Health Policy.
