For More Information

For More Information

Follow the links below to more information about the Medicare reimbursement issue.

Community Oncology Alliance (COA) This is a website worth exploring. Suggested pages include:

Key Points for Legislators

Cancer Cut Letters Circulating in Congress

News Archive

Submit Letters to President Bush A sample letter for lay people and medical professionals to send to President Bush is available at the bottom of this page.

COA's Legislative Center Through this site, you can send emails to the President and various government officials using template letters that may be customized. (Click on the Elected Officials tab to send emails to Senators, Representatives and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.)

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) ASCO's website has several pages related to the Medicare cuts. Suggested pages:

Myth vs. Fact: The Truth About Cancer Cuts in the Medicare Prescription Drug Bills

Bill Summaries

Issue Statement: Preserve Quality Cancer Care

Issue Statement: Outside Preparation of Chemotherapy

Reprint of Article from San Antonio Express-News

Links to other media coverage

Several articles have been published in print and on the web regarding the Medicare cuts.

New York Times (Requires free registration.)

Atlanta Journal Constitution

GoMemphis.com

American Medical News Online