
Oncology NEWS International
- Oncology NEWS International Vol 5 No 11
- Volume 5
- Issue 11
Foundation Supports Legislation Backing Cancer Treatment Coverage
NEWPORT NEWS, Va-A new organization, the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), has been created to support bills favoring patient access to insurance funding and encourage legislation on issues that threaten cancer patients' coverage for evolving therapies, therapeutic devices, or agents prescribed by their treating physicians.
NEWPORT NEWS, VaA new organization, the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), has been created to support bills favoring patient access to insurance funding and encourage legislation on issues that threaten cancer patients' coverage for evolving therapies, therapeutic devices, or agents prescribed by their treating physicians.
Founding executive director Nancy Davenport-Ennis, a breast cancer survivor, said that the NPAF was instrumental in the passage of California Assembly Bill 1663, recently signed into law by Governor Pete Wilson. This bill outlines specific criteria for patient appeals when an HMO denies coverage.
Articles in this issue
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AIDS Funding Increased for Fiscal '97about 29 years ago
'Cancer Rates and Risks' Availableabout 29 years ago
New Breast Cancer Patient Resource Is Availableabout 29 years ago
Short-Term Metronidazole not Linked to Cancerabout 29 years ago
Various Capitation Models Are Available for Oncology Networksabout 29 years ago
NCI Urges full Disclosure of Cigarette Contentsabout 29 years ago
Antifungal Resistance on the Increaseabout 29 years ago
Fentanyl Patch Useful Alternative in Cancer Pain Patientsabout 29 years ago
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