Letters and Statements

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.

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.

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.

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.