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Mandatory Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing

Cancer Group Panel Assesses Evolving Landscape For The Disease

OHOS with ASCO Advocating for Congress to Pass National Prior Authorization Reform when they Return From Recess!

OHOS Members - You can help too!

ASCO - 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule and Its Impact on Oncology

Recorded Webinar Available

OHOS Monthly Reimbursement Virtual Roundtable!

You do not want to miss these monthly Zoom calls with your peers throughout Ohio. During the call we discuss top reimbursement barriers and ways to correct the problems! Zoom calls are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month! Next Call - September 17th at Noon!

Federal Trade Commission Report: Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies

CMS Releases 2025 Proposed Rules for the Outpatient Hospitals (OPPS) and the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)

Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act (H.R. 5526) Goes to House Floor for Vote 

Bill addresses the Stark Law which required patients to pick up medication in person, prohibiting mail delivery by practices or even pickup by a caregiver.

Almost 90% of Oncology Practices Still Report Drug Shortages: New NCCN Data

July Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead

Read about OHOS Day on the Hill in Columbus and the Latest Advocacy Developments

June Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead

Read about OHOS Day on the Hill in Columbus and the Latest Advocacy Developments

ASCO Sets Six Guiding Principles for AI in Oncology

Update to ASCO-ONS Antineoplastic Therapy Administration Safety Standards Expands Scope to New Therapies and Sites of Care

CMS Reopens Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) With Payment Boost, Extends Model to 2030

CMS Finalizes Rules Codifying More Prescription Drugs as Essential Health Benefits, Improving Health Equity, Addressing Biosimilar Substitutions

May Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead

Read about the Latest Developments Regarding the Biomarker Bill as well as Two New Bills Just Introduced!

United Healthcare, Optum, and Change Healthcare Involved in Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Data Breach

New ASCO Guideline Recommendations Answer Key Questions About Vaccinating Adults with Cancer

April Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead

Read about the Latest Developments Regarding the Ohio Prior Authorization Gold Card Bill and the Removal of Drugs - We Need Your Help To Address This!

Enhancing Access: Ohio's Drug Repository Program Evolution

CMS Statement on Continued Action to Respond to the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

Providers and Hospitals can request accelerated/advanced payments!

EXPLAINER: What to Know About the Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Excellent article with an overview and explanation of who Change Healthcare is, what happened and how this affects all of us.

Cyberattack Paralyzes the Largest U.S. Health Care Payment System

Read About Problems in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania - and the National Impact of this attack!

March Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead - Latest Advocacy Achievements

Read about the latest developments regarding Bills concerning Prior Authorization Gold Carding and Insurance Company Non-Medical Switching.

ASCO - Two Breast Cancer Guidelines Published in January

CMS Releases Guidance for Code G2211

February Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead - Latest Advocacy Achievements

Read about what is happing on Bills related to co-pay accumulators, prior auth gold carding, biomarkers, PBMs and OHOS priorities!!

New Rule Finalized - Medicaid Plans MUST Establish Electronic Prior Auth Systems and Respond Timely

Do Not Miss Billing the New G2211 Code with Your Visits in 2024

Here is some information to help clear up the confusion!

January Update: OHOS & Lobbyist, Matt Whitehead - Latest Advocacy Achievements

Read about what is happing on Bills related to co-pay accumulators, prior auth gold carding, biomarkers, PBMs and OHOS priorities!!

OHOS/ASCO Webinar

CMS Final Rules Summary - Prepare for Changes in 2024