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The COA team has just completed another successful Community Oncology Conference and is taking a few days to rest up before continuing our work. We will return to the office on Tuesday, May 6.

Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce completed its markup of H.R. 2484, The Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act, a crucial bill that ensures patient access to critical medications. The bill was passed by the panel and now heads to the House floor for a full vote. COA thanks the Committee leadership for its consideration of the bill, and Reps. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Carol Miller (R-WV-01), Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02), and Don Davis (D-NC-01) for their leadership as the original sponsors of this important bill.

“Today’s markup is yet another important opportunity for our committee to advance legislation that supports the most vulnerable Americans.

A federal judge Tuesday appeared skeptical of drugmakers’ claim that the federal government could not delay their proposal to change how they provide discounted drugs to providers that treat low-income patients.

Leaders at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are exploring proposals to limit health insurers’ use of tactics that can delay medical care, people familiar with the discussions said.

NEW YORK, April 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 39th Barometer from Sermo, a fast, frictionless HCP engagement platform providing the healthcare industry with real-time business insights and authentic physician touch points, found that the majority (80%) of surveyed oncologists report that they always, often, or sometimes encounter delays in treatment initiation due to prior authorization requirements.

Hello. I’m Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) kicks off its annual 2025 Community Oncology Conference today, convening thousands of independent cancer leaders in Orlando, Florida. As the nation’s only nonprofit organization focused solely on the needs of independent community practices, COA’s mission is to ensure that patients with cancer receive local, affordable, cutting-edge, and high-quality care.

The Trump administration wants the healthcare industry to recommend rules and regulations to toss. Trade groups representing hospitals, health insurance companies and others have ideas.

WASHINGTON — Soon after returning from their spring break, congressional Republicans will have to start making some tough choices.