ADVOCACY
WAHO is raising its advocacy voice on state and federal issues.
We are actively working to ensure that the voice of oncology in Wisconsin is heard. Explore our website for the latest updates in oncology and healthcare-related legislation in Wisconsin, discover WAHO's advocacy on the state and federal level, and more.
WAHO values your input. Help us make a difference in our state. Do you know a Wisconsin State Legislature member? Do you have an issue you want to bring attention to? Please contact us with all questions and comments.
Implementing the New CMS Reimbursement Billing Codes for Patient Navigation Services
As of January 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced new codes so that Medicare could reimburse for patient navigation services. To address challenges of implementation, the Association of Cancer Care Centers, in partnership with TACOS and 11 other state societies from CO, IN, IA, NV, NM, NY, NC, SC, WA, WI, and WY, has a 4-part webinar series, Implementing the New CMS Reimbursement Billing Codes for Patient Navigation Services, hosted by Teri Bedard of Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies.The New CMS Navigation Reimbursement Billing Codes: A 101
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule included 7 new codes specific to care management. This webinar reviews how these differ from the care management codes available from the American Medical Association, common questions, and challenges for implementing these new codes.
Access SlidesPrincipal Illness Navigation (PIN) Services Documentation, Coding, and Billing
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule includes four new codes specific to Principal Illness Navigation–Peer Support. With these new codes, providers will be able to bill for the services of navigators, social workers, and support personnel. This webinar goes into a deep dive, reviewing components of the new codes, answering common questions, and addressing challenges for providers.
Access SlidesASCO® Advocacy Summit
April 16-17, 2024
Mark A. Henderson, MD, President for Indiana Oncology Society (IOS), Named Advocacy Champion by the Association for Clinical Oncology
The Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) named Dr. Henderson as an Advocacy Champion during the 2024 ASCO Advocacy Summit in April. Advocacy Champions are ASCO volunteers who have made meaningful contributions to the Association’s advocacy activities throughout the year to ensure that every patient with cancer has access to high-quality, equitable cancer care no matter who they are or where they live. Advocates speak with federal lawmakers and agencies, send personalized letters to Members of Congress through ASCO’s ACT Network, engage with state lawmakers on policy priorities at the state-level, and host site visits for lawmakers in their home states and districts.
Mark A. Henderson, MD is a Radiation Oncologists at Columbus Regional Hospital Cancer Care For more news, advocacy, and analysis on cancer policy, please visit asco.org/ascoaction.
Kurt Oettel, MD, Past President of WAHO meets with Rep Derrick F. Van Orden
STATE ADVOCACY
[Mini-Podcast] State Advocacy Matters
March 22, 2022
WAHO President Benjamin M. Parsons, DO, Gundersen Health Care System, La Crosse Clinic, was featured in a mini-podcast produced by the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) where he shared some of the state-level initiatives WAHO has been working on to support our physician members and the patients they treat.
"We've just recently supported legislation that was basically trying to prohibit white bagging at the state level. We also supported some legislation that was about copay accumulators, which is a big problem for our patients. We have a lot of foundation funding and other mechanisms to try to mitigate some of the copays for patients with (especially) terminal illnesses."
Listen to the podcastWhy Wisconsin Lawmakers Need to Protect the Value of Copay Assistance
October 2021
In October, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a powerful new opinion from Wisconsin resident and patient Jim Turk on his experience living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and the need to protect Wisconsin patients from the growing insurance practice known as "copay accumulators."
In the piece, Jim explains how copay accumulators threaten patients with MS who rely on copay assistance to access their medications. Jim urges Wisconsin legislators to take action to protect patients in the state from these programs with Senate Bill 215 and Assembly Bill 184.
Read Op-EdFEDERAL ADVOCACY
WAHO Joins 400+ Organizations in Support of MCED Legislation
May 5, 2022
The Wisconsin Association of Hematology and Oncology (WAHO) joined more than 400 organization from all 50 states to urge Congress to pass the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act (H.R.1946/S.1873) this year. This legislation would create a pathway for MCED tests to be covered by the Medicare program following approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Read the Letter
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