Wednesday, November 26, 2008

ASCO & CMA News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****ASCO NEWS****
The American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Cancer Policy Today was published and is available at http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe571578766d037f7112&m=ff311d707460&ls=fdec12777c65017975127971&l=fe601575776601757d14&s=fe1f15797d620479731d75&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe2d16717065017b701174. ANCO is a state/regional affiliate of ACSO. This edition features:

Congress Likely to Take Up Additional NIH Funding After Recess

Prepare for Coding Changes in the New Year

ASCO Encourages President-elect Obama to Name Next NIH Director

ASCO Issues Recommendations to Address Looming Oncology Workforce Shortage

ASCO/AMA Survey Update


****CMA NEWS****
The California Medical Association's (CMA) Alert was published today and is available at http://www.calphys.org/html/news.asp. It features:

Healthy Families Facing Minimum 6 Month Enrollment Freeze

Survey Finds Widespread Dissatisfaction Among Primary Care Physicians; Predicts Massive Shortfall by 2025

Medi-Cal Update

Family PACT Waiver Deadline Extended to November 30

Court Weighs CMA Lawsuit Against Balance Billing Regulation

Deadline to Request CPPI Quality Data is December 5

Highlights from AMA's Interim Meeting

Member Benefit of the Week: Magazine Discount Program

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