Rose Gerber

Director of Patient Advocacy & Education, Community Oncology Alliance. Cancer Survivor. Clinical Trial Participant

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

In this #PBM horror story, a 56-year-old woman with multiple myeloma transferred from a hospital system to a local oncology practice. Insurance forced her to use a PBM pharmacy, delaying medication and causing her physician to change therapy protocols. https://t.co/V5omToNgo9

[Rose Gerber @RoseGerberCOA]

@DaytonDPN Thank you for your ongoing advocacy support!

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

DIR fees are gone and all is well. Right? PBMs are sneakier than that, unfortunately. @OubreKathy, Jon Levitt of @frierlevitt, Jeff Mortier, and @_vacirca discuss the workarounds that PBMs have created to keep that DIR fee money.

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

"It's not (insert political party's) cancer. You have to reach across the aisle to get good policy passed."

@RoseGerberCOA @MaryKCaffrey Neil Foley of @NewYorkCancer and Emily Touloukian, DO, of Coastal Cancer Center talk advocacy at #COA2024

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

On April 4-5, school is in session: expert clinicians, pharmacists, administrators, and policy advocates will be sharing their knowledge with #COA2024 attendees. Make sure you're registered!

https://t.co/u2oVMH78My

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

Senate Finance Committee Releases Bipartisan White Paper Requesting Input on Drug Shortages - from @senfinance

https://t.co/NQQd9aonn4

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

Group of Transparent Pharmacy Benefit Managers Form Transparency-Rx to Advocate for Clarity and Reform in Pricing of Prescription Drugs - from @dark_daily

https://t.co/xFXqadw4Nh

[Rose Gerber @RoseGerberCOA]

Start the new year by joining us on Wednesday, June 10th for an information packed conversation on key policy and advocacy issues in 2024.

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

Don't forget to register for the first CPAN Advocacy Chat of 2024 - next Wednesday at noon ET, @rosegerbercoa, @tedokoncoa, and @nickcf are discussing major policy pushes this year and what they might mean for cancer care. Don't miss it!

https://t.co/oJuIVehgQu

[Ted Okon @TedOkonCOA]

I know it's frustrating but Congress has made strides in stopping #PBM abuses w/ @HouseCommerce & @SenFinance committees passing legislation aimed to stopping #PBMs. The ship moves slow but is moving, pushed on by states doing the same. PBMs are brazen but also running scared.

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

A new month means a new CPAN Advocacy Chat - this month, @rosegerbercoa is sitting down with Cindy Price Gavin of Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer to discuss ways to help patients after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

https://t.co/wsBq6TJLgy

[Rose Gerber @RoseGerberCOA]

I hope you can join us for this important advocacy chat. Follow link to register.

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

A new month means a new CPAN Advocacy Chat - this month, @rosegerbercoa is sitting down with Cindy Price Gavin of Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer to discuss ways to help patients after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

https://t.co/wsBq6TJLgy

[Antonio Ciaccia @A_Ciaccia]

At last month's House Oversight Committee hearing on PBMs, arguably no congressman stood out more than @RepAuchincloss, who clearly has an exceptional grasp on how drug pricing actually works and how PBMs exacerbate affordability problems for plan sponsors and patients. A+

[Antonio Ciaccia @A_Ciaccia]

Big PBMs say “Drugmakers alone have the power to set prices.”

Then how is that the same PBM set five different prices for the same drug, at the same pharmacy, on the same day, where the delta between the bookends had an over 10x difference?

Our latest: https://t.co/mKiwV7UmYb

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

I spoke to a patient support group last night & there is just no substitute for embodied experience

It’s the difference in flight from a pilot to a bird

The pilot may understand all the physics of lift, weight, thrust, & drag but the bird truly knows what it feels like to fly

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

Hospitals are scrambling to halt a nearly $1 billion cut the Biden administration made to their Medicare payments for treating low-income and uninsured patients - from @axios @mayagoldman_

https://t.co/pocxE10xcb

[Ted Okon @TedOkonCOA]

More #PBM legislation at the state level. This IL bill prohibits #PBMs from retaliating against pharmacists.
https://t.co/Veth1tf61T

[Cancer Nation @CancerAdvocacy]

Thank you @RepColinAllred @RepJasmine @EleanorNorton @RepRaulGrijalva and @RepAnnieKuster for cosponsoring the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (H.R. 4363/S. 2213) and supporting cancer survivors and their families!

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

Sen. Bill Cassidy: Smart, practical ways to lower drug prices - from @statnews @SenBillCassidy

https://t.co/xt92vFfo5e

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

From ‘Jeopardy!’ to Politico, the PBM ad wars are taking over D.C. - from @statnews @SimarSBajaj

https://t.co/8okTWpiHdV

[Community Oncology @oncologyCOA]

Only 67 Practices In New Oncology Model After Practices Raised Concerns - from @InHealthPolicy

https://t.co/pUE60YlsKP