2021 Member Update

Dear COA Members and Supporters, The first half of 2021 has been a busy one. As the COVID-19 pandemic receded and vaccines succeeded, the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) worked diligently to ensure community oncology was prepared for the return of patients to waiting rooms and treatment facilities. At the same time, our advocacy efforts

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Welcome to MyCOA!

Welcome to MyCOA, your membership portal to everything that COA offers. Get started by loading a profile photo, updating your profile information, and checking out some of the great resources we have available for you.  Thanks for your ongoing support of COA and community oncology. If you have any suggestions for how we can better

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Fellow for Hire

As part of our COA Fellows’ Educational Initiative, we help to place 3rdyear Fellows in community practices.  One such fellow is looking for an excellent practice in a mid-sized city, ideally in the southeast.  If you have an opening,  please contact Mary Kruczynski at maryk@coacancer.org.

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Seeking CURRENT patient PBM problems

We have secured an opportunity with The Atlantic to cover the abuses patients and practices have had to endure from PBMs. This is a great, major national media opportunity.  Their Washington health care reporter Olga Khazan is interested in CURRENT or ONGOING instances PBMs refuse physician orders and delay treatment for cancer patients. We have an extensive database of stories

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COA needs your support for 2019!

We are about to enter a critical period for community oncology. Far-reaching Medicare policies are under consideration in Washington that have the potential to completely transform your practice and, quite possibly, ability to survive. From the way you and your practice are reimbursed; to how you acquire and deliver complex cancer drugs; to your ability

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Community Oncology Alliance: 2018 Year in Review

Introduction In 2018, the assault on patient access to local and affordable cancer care provided by community oncologists, upon which over half of all Americans rely, continued. The work of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) repelled, repealed, or slowed down a record number of significant challenges to patients and practices, including proposed cuts to

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2022 COA Membership Renewal Letter

Dear Community Oncology Supporter, The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) is your association. Our mission is advocating for your patients and practices, supporting everything you do and every challenge you face. We are here for you! But we cannot do it alone or without your financial support, which is why we are asking you to

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