Initiatives to Expand Coverage
NCI's
Department of Defense Agreement
NCI's Department of Veterans
Affairs Agreement
Other Developments
The good news is that there has been a recent nationwide effort to assure
clinical trials coverage, with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) involved in
several new initiatives.
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NCI's Department of Defense Agreement
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An innovative 1996 agreement between NCI and the Department of Defense (DoD)
has given thousands of DoD cancer patients more options for care and greater
access to state-of-the-art treatments. Patients who are beneficiaries of
TRICARE/CHAMPUS, the DoD's health program, are covered for NCI-sponsored
phase II and
phase III clinical treatment trials. NCI and DoD are refining a system
that allows physicians and patients to determine quickly what current trials
meet their needs and where they are taking place.
See the
VA/DoD Beneficiaries Digest Page for additional information.
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NCI's Department of Veterans Affairs Agreement
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A 1997 agreement with the Department of
Veterans Affairs provides coverage for eligible veterans of the armed
services to participate in NCI-sponsored prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
studies nationwide.
See the
VA/DoD Beneficiaries Digest Page for additional information.
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Other Developments
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Pediatric Cancer Care Network:
This network, a cooperative agreement among the Children's Cancer Group,
the Pediatric Oncology Group, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield System Association
(BCBS) nationwide, will ensure that children of BCBS subscribers receive care
at designated centers of cancer care excellence and may promote the enrollment
of children in Cooperative Group clinical trials.
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