AJMC April 22, 2021
A NEW INITIATIVE of The American Journal of Managed Care®, the Oncology Value Coalition, brings together experts in oncology care for online discussions in topics of interest to payers and policy makers. Our first discussion, “Disparities in Cancer Care: Sources and Solutions,” took place March 22, 2021, with moderator Kashyap Patel, MD, chief executive officer of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Patel is the current president of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) and associate editor of Evidence-Based Oncology™. Joining the discussion were Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, an Austin-based breast cancer specialist with Texas Oncology who is secretary of COA; and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist who last year became executive...