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Cuts overshadow new services in 2024 Medicare payment schedule

Jill Biden touts codes for cancer-treatment navigation services as part of Cancer Moonshot initiative. But doctors still face 3.37% pay cut in 2024.

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Test your oncology knowledge with JAMA Network clinical challenges

Oncologists can earn CME with these JN Learning challenges on unusual presentations of acute myeloid leukemia, lung cancer and more.

Chronic Diseases
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Biolab fine-tunes cancer care, treatment options for patients

Genomic testing at Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group identifies specific tumors to tailor individual therapies and improve survival.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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Cancer patients’ verdict on prior authorization? It’s horrible

Cancer treatments can be awful, but so is having to navigate prior authorization to get oncologist-recommended care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Reporting CPT codes for oncology navigation services: The Cancer Moonshot

Download the PDF with information on the appropriate use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes in reporting oncology navigation services.

CPT®
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What to tell patients about genetics and their cancer risk

Baptist Health South Florida medical geneticist Arelis Mártir-Negrόn, MD, details how far we’ve come since the Human Genome Project in 2003.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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FDA Moderna vaccine update, new sickle cell anemia treatment, plus naloxone & lung cancer screenings [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest developments in public health.

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Chronic Diseases
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AMA Update for Nov. 8, 2023: FDA Moderna vaccine update, new sickle cell anemia treatment, plus naloxone & lung cancer screenings
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11 Min Read

FDA Moderna vaccine update, new sickle cell anemia treatment, plus naloxone & lung cancer screenings

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest developments in public health.

Chronic Diseases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 30, 2023

In the news: HHS information blocking ‘disincentives,’ infant mortality rising, more Americans should get lung cancer screening, fewer teens vaping and more.

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