Hospitals, healthcare facilities changing cancer payment approach

One of the main goals of President Barack Obama's health care law was extending health insurance coverage to more people, but the next phase has arrived: one that looks at how care is delivered and how the colossal costs associated with care can be curbed. Stakeholders are paying attention – and some have already been exercising solutions that work. Tuesday, the American Cancer Society Action Network, the advocacy branch of the American Cancer Society, held several panels at Washington's National Press Club led by members of hospitals and other health care systems, who aimed to discuss delivery models that have worked for them.