New immunotherapy drugs are showing significant effectiveness against a broadening range of cancers, including rare cancers caused by viruses. With…
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against a health insurance company for denying coverage of drugs…
According to a new study, 34 percent of metastatic melanoma patients who received the immunotherapy drug, Opdivo, have survived. This…
Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sean Parker is donating $250 million to launch a San Francisco-based effort to develop cancer immunotherapy treatments.…
Recently, the California health insurance marketplace imposed reforms on its contracts with private insurers in an effort to increase transparency,…
The MPN Research Foundation (MPNRF) launched a specialized CancerConnect social network for individuals affected by myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). The social…
A new Milliman study commissioned by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) found that the total costs of treating cancer patients…
In order to discourage selling Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans they are losing the most money on (special enrollment plans),…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule, stating that Medicaid plans must strictly comply with…
Inadequate electronic health records systems may prevent health care providers from accessing advance directives. When these systems do not work…