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NAPT Quarterly Advocacy Report: Q1 2024

Congressional Updates Doc Fix Signed Into Law A “mini-bus” federal funding package signed into law March 9 included the “Doctor Fix,” mitigating Medicare physician payment cuts by 1.68% effective March…
  • March 25, 2024

New Study in Red Journal Reveals Growth in Use of Proton Therapy for Treating Wider Variety of Conditions

NAPT NEWS For Immediate Release: January 23, 2024  – The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT), the nation’s leading organization dedicated to increasing patient access to one of the most…
  • January 23, 2024

NAPT Welcomes CMS Rule to Improve Prior Authorization, Remains Committed to Further Improving Patient Access to Proton Therapy

NAPT NEWS For Immediate Release: January 18, 2024 – The National Association for Proton Therapy (NAPT), the nation’s leading organization dedicated to increasing patient access to one of the most…
  • January 18, 2024

Enhancing Access to Proton Therapy: Illinois’ Landmark Legislation Takes Effect in 2024

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: Mark Pankuch, PhD, DABR, FAAPM Director of Medical Physics Northwestern Medicine - Central DuPage Hospital On January 1, 2024, Illinois saw the…
  • January 10, 2024

NAPT’s 2023 Advocacy Report: Download Now

Building on the groundwork laid in previous years, NAPT continued its aggressive federal advocacy this year. Consistent with NAPT’s mission, its efforts centered on increasing awareness of and support for…
  • December 28, 2023

Virginia Attorney General Issues Opinion that Insurance Coverage for Proton Therapy May Not Be Denied by Applying Higher Standards of Clinical Evidence

Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares in December issued an opinion confirming that insurers in the Commonwealth are prohibited from denying coverage for proton therapy for cancer treatment when the…
  • December 20, 2023

Insurance Delays and Denials Impede Vital Cancer Treatment

Cancer is a disease where the passage of time can make a difference in treatment outcomes. Recent research underscores the reality that for cancer patients, each week of delay in…
  • November 17, 2023

The Promise of Proton Therapy: A Ray of Hope for Esophageal Cancer Patients

Esophageal cancer incidence in the United States has been on the rise over the past few decades. The American Cancer Society's statistics reveal that in 2022, there were an estimated…
  • November 14, 2023

Legal Battle for Life-Saving Cancer Treatment: How One Lawyer Took on Big Insurance to Expose a Broken System

The recent ProPublica article, "Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment," sheds light on the issue of insurance denials for…
  • November 7, 2023

Coach Ron Rivera awarded Cancer Support Community’s (CSC) Founders Award, Pledges to Pay It Forward

The National Association for Proton Therapy celebrates Coach Ron's remarkable journey, from proton therapy patient to being awarded the prestigious CSC Founders Award for his commitment to making a difference…
  • October 24, 2023
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