COA Amicus Brief in 340B Contract Pharmacy Dispute
Continuing efforts to raise awareness and fight the takeover of the 340B Drug Pricing Program by for-profit pharmacy benefit .....
COA Amicus Brief in 340B Contract Pharmacy Dispute
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the .....
COA Formal Comments to FTC on Harm of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Integration
Dear Chair Lina M. Khan, Commissioners, and Staff: On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Community Oncology .....
COA Comment Letter on CMS Proposed Rule to Regulate PBM Fees
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-4192-P .....
CY 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule (CMS-4192-P)
Executive Summary Over the past year, an alarming trend has emerged in the healthcare context that threatens to .....
Letter to CMS on Express Scripts, Inc. 2023 Amendment to Pharmacy Provider Agreement
Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Community Oncology Alliance (“COA”), we are writing to request .....
COA 2022 PBM Dirty Tricks Exposé Report
There is growing awareness of the problems and pitfalls with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the United States health care system.
Drug discount program padding hospital profits
IMPROVING VULNERABLE populations’ access to medicines is clearly important. But something is amiss when a program that is supposed to .....
COA Survey: Practices Find OCM a Success; Some Added Services May Be at Risk
A new survey of oncology practices finds that those participating in the Oncology Care Model (OCM), CMS’ alternative payment .....
Physician Compensation Arrangements and Financial Performance Incentives in US Health Systems
This cross-sectional mixed-methods study of 31 physician organizations affiliated with 22 US health systems found that volume was a component .....
Uber Plans “One-Stop Shop” for Health Logistics
In news that will surprise those that didn't know Uber Health was a thing, the company recently picked up Michael .....
Practice Survey & Perspectives: The Oncology Care Model and the Future of Cancer Care
To assess the impact of the Oncology Care Model (OCM), the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) conducted a survey of .....
