Despite price transparency mandate from CMSGov, even radiation oncologists can’t find cost of #ProstateCancer radiation on chargemaster for many hospitals, & analysis of costs shows 21.7-fold diff in cost across centers ja.ma/2tf9uQR

The scoop on PBMS. With ⁦sheetalkircher⁩ and team. ⁦ASCO⁩ #ASCOHPF #ASCOLDP Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers on Oncology Practices and Patients | JCO Oncology Practice ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JO…

sheetalkircher @AllynMoushey Vinay Prasad MD MPH Stacie Dusetzina Aaron Mitchell

“The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act would guarantee coverage of routine care costs of #clinicaltrial participation for #Medicaid enrollees … in #cancer care, clinical trials are often the best options for pts.” - @doctortara fal.cn/3al6n #ASCOAdvocacySummit

Meeting virtually at #ASCOAdvocacySummit to urge congress to improve the quality of care for all our patients and reduce disparities by passing the CLINICAL TREATMENT act! This pic on the Hill feels so long ago- I miss you DC! ⁦ASCO⁩ Lurie Cancer Center⁩

Clinicians taking care of cancer patients need to be involved in shaping future telemedicine policy! Telemedicine in Oncology and Reimbursement Policy During COVID-19 and Beyond jnccn.org/view/journals/…

Speaking with one voice on behalf of American physicians.

Effects of Open Notes on the Patient-Physician Relationship ja.ma/3DM3azq via JAMA Oncology part of JAMA Network Lurie Cancer Center JOSEPHINE FELICIANO

Biomarker testing in #cancer care is now covered in Illinois. Sheetal Kircher, MD, medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Lurie Cancer Center Cancer Survivorship Institute, tells @NBCChicago this is a “game changer.” WATCH: bit.ly/3L6i2vs

Gathering to have fun and save lives with our leaders ⁦Leonidas Platanias, MD⁩ ⁦sheetalkircher⁩ ⁦William Gradishar, MD⁩

New JCO Oncology Practice publication: Using 4R, Kaiser created a high-functioning team, conducted 40 optimizations or care timing and sequencing!➡️fal.cn/3sljv Thanking colleagues contributing to #4Roncology over the years! Ruth Carlos ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Swati A. Kulkarni sheetalkircher

"I have learned all the different ways one could be told that they don’t belong..." This was a difficult piece to write and share. Maybe it will resonate with some ❤️ #WomenInMedicine #MedTwitter Hematology & Oncology Women Physicians Group—HOWPG ASCO connection.asco.org/blogs/belonging

Attending the First International Pediatric #CardioOncology Conference in Cincinnati? Hear from Karen Kinahan DNP, APRN today at 10:30 ET about lessons learned from Lurie Cancer Center’s STAR Program for adult survivors of #childhoodcancer @northwesternmed. Learn more; cancer.northwestern.edu/news/2022/kina…

Our new paper reveals US payers’ barriers, opportunities for coverage of MCED, promising but controversial tests for multicancer early detection Health Affairs #HAScholar Kathryn A Phillips PhD Allison Kurian Christine Weldon Michael Douglas academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…

Join us in congratulating the following members on earning the Fellows of ASCO (FASCO) distinction this quarter! We are grateful for their extraordinary volunteer service, dedication, and commitment to ASCO. Learn more about FASCO distinction: shorturl.at/oa7Ma

#Telehealth flexibilities expire soon. Without legislation, pre-COVID restrictions requiring pts live in a designated area & go to an approved site outside their home return Jan. 1. Urge lawmakers to extend telehealth flexibilities: brnw.ch/21wPoYI #ASCOAdvocacy

The 10th annual #ASCOAdvocacySummit is in full swing on Capitol Hill! Our advocates are urging Congress to prioritize federal research funding, #FixPriorAuth, and help end #drugshortages. Add your voice: brnw.ch/21wRRmC

Lurie Cancer Center Drs. Sheetal Kircher, Sunandana Chandra and Tara Henderson are on the Hill at the 2025 #ASCOAdvocacySummit to advocate for cancer research and ensuring that all patients have access to high-quality cancer care!

WOW. Watch this medical oncologist talk about her patient… a 46-year-old math teacher, the kind who you’d want teaching your kids. Time was critical to treat his cancer… but a pharmacy benefit manager delayed his care. “This is what we’re up against.”

Sen. DURBIN: You walk into a patient’s room to say that *essential cancer therapy* is held up by a PBM. How do you explain that? Medical oncologist: We’re well-trained to tell a patient bad news. But since I’ve started, there are more conversations about affording medications.