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Since it first learned in late April of a surprise announcement by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield to implement a new policy to impose Medical Necessity Determinations (MND) on various ultrasound services, the New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition has been working virtually non-stop to reverse this illadvised decision.
New Jersey became the first state in the nation to formally oppose the draft recommendation made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that healthy men should no longer receive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests as part of routine cancer screening. The joint resolution requesting the U.S. Congress to seek the withdrawal of the USPSTF’s […]
NEWARK, NJ – The Stone Center, one of the largest lithotripsy centers in the United States, announced that it is expanding its urological services for patients through the acquisition of a powerful new tool for the analysis, planning and targeted biopsy of the prostate. The new technology, available in New Jersey only at The Stone […]
The American Association of Clinical Urologists held its 5th Annual State Society Network Advocacy Conference in late September 2012. During the conference, New Jersey Assemblyman Herb Conaway, Jr., MD accepted the organization’s Distinguished Leadership Award, having been nominated by urologists in New Jersey for his work promoting the interests of patients and physicians in the […]
The New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition commemorated “Prostate Cancer Awareness Month” in New Jersey with a special educational display in the State House in Trenton the week of June 18th through 21st. Participating in the event were: Dr. David Taylor, President and Chairman of NJPCAC NJPCAC Board Member Alan Plotkin NJPCAC Board Member […]
New Jersey became the first state in the nation to formally oppose the draft recommendation made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that healthy men should no longer receive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests as part of routine cancer screening. The joint resolution requesting the U.S. Congress to seek the withdrawal of the […]
The New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition (NJPCAC), a coalition of more than 200 top urologists and other healthcare professionals, hosted an open house event on September 30 from 1-4 pm in Room 109 (State House) in honor of September being recognized as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. NJPCAC is a physician driven advocacy group […]
The New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition, comprised of more than 160 urologists from across the State, announced today a partnership with ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer to host a Great Prostate Cancer Challenge 5k Race in 2011 that will raise money to promote prostate cancer awareness, early detection and research. […]
The New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition (NJPCAC), comprised of more than 160 urologists from across the State, has been asked by Gary Schaer, Chair of the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, to participate in a small panel of stakeholders to craft legislation directed at addressing the challenges surrounding those health care professionals […]
A statewide collection of multi-specialty physician group practices have formed a coalition aimed at promoting and protecting the highest quality urologic care for New Jersey patients. The New Jersey Patient Care and Access Coalition (NJPCAC) will seek to educate and partner with policy makers, regulators, insurers and other key stakeholders, including patients and other physician […]