Action needed to preserve the six protected classes

In the final hours of the previous Administration’s time in office, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center) (CMMI) announced new changes for CY 2022 to an existing...
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ICYMI: Cancer death rate continues decline due to advances in treatment

For the second year in a row, The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports a record single-year decline in cancer death rates in the United States. Each year, ACS estimates the number of new cancer...
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Report: More than 1,300 medicines and vaccines in development to help fight cancer

Over the last 30 years, significant progress has been made in the fight against cancer. Researchers have expanded their understanding of how cancer develops and how to target medicines for...
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Study finds biopharmaceutical innovation is responsible for 35% of the increase in life expectancy from 1990 to 2015

Medicines are responsible for more than a third of the improvement in life expectancy from 1990 to 2015, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. This underscores the crucial role...
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New report explores setbacks that bring future cancer success stories

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing the biopharmaceutical industry and the health care system are critical to addressing the important work we do for patients. The Catalyst...
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Guest Post: Takeda seeks ‘new normal’ for cancer research during the COVID-19 pandemic

Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today’s challenges and opportunities. The Catalyst welcomes guest...
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Cancer medicines cost twice as much at hospitals, study finds

Cancer medicines cost nearly twice as much in hospital outpatient facilities than in physician offices in the commercial market, according to a new study from the Employee Benefit Research...
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ICYMI: Cancer death rate declines at record levels thanks to innovative medicines

Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths that will occur in the United States. For nearly 30 years, the trend towards fewer cancer deaths has been...
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Saving kids and dogs from shared cancers

Ulrike Szalay is the Founder and Executive Director of Canines-N-Kids Foundation Did you know? Dogs and children spontaneously develop a number of similar cancers. In fact, cancer is the leading...
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New analysis shows that more medicines worldwide are available to U.S. patients

In the past year, we have seen revolutionary new treatments become available to patients in the United States for cancer and other debilitating diseases. A new analysis puts in perspective the...
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