There has been a lot of questions raised about why the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has out of the clear blue, launched a review of Provenge, a review that could ultimately make Provenge unavailable to men on Medicare and Medicaid (see the post:Medicare Funding for Provenge, We Urgently Need Your HELP). There [...]
I often try and steer a little clear of the most controversial of issues effecting those of us with prostate cancer, but despite personal opinions, the recent health care reform passed in the United States requires discussion. The reform legislation, besides representing the most sweeping social policy change in the U.S. in decades will have [...]
As we all have probably have heard Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut announced that he had prostate cancer. According to his announcement he had a biopsy as a result of a blood test. We can only assume that the test referred to was a PSA test. The announcement also indicated that the cancer was [...]
