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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO
@fumikochino.bsky.social
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#RadOnc. Reformed Artist. Cancer Widow. I study #FinancialToxicity #Access #Equity MD Anderson Cancer Center 📲me COI http://bit.ly/3OBu0Cn 🐦🪶🕊️ #medSky #oncSky migration

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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · Dec 8
"For both patients and providers, prior authorization can feel like an unfair game they are designed to lose."

Honored to work w/ Dr @nathangray.bsky.social on a graphic op-ed out now @usatoday.com on how #PriorAuth can leave some patients literally dying in pain.

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For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game | Opinion
Doctors trying to get patients necessary drugs and procedures stymied by health insurance prior authorization. It's not a game. It's life and death.
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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · 1d
Simone's maxim: Good leaders choose to be judged by, & take satisfaction in, the success of the team members.

#ASCOQLTY25 catchup as I dig myself out of my inbox. Found this 💎 from the dinner 🎉 @drrobinyabroff.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social Joseph Simone award.

Good photo? Or best photo ever?
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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · 4d
🚨 New @ascocancer.bsky.social podcast @oncoalert.bsky.social!
Cancer drug repository programs offer a unique solution to the affordability crisis, connecting patients to free 💊 while reducing medical waste.

🎙️Learn more the successes of the YesRxMichigan program here:
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2025 ASCO Quality: Creating a Statewide Cancer Drug Repository Network to Improve Access and Affordability | Podcast | ASCO Publications
Dr. Chino welcomes Dr. Emily Mackler, PharmD, BCOP, the Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the YesRx program and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Michigan. The YesRx p...
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Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD FASCO @fumikochino.bsky.social · 4d
#ASCOQLTY25 @ascocancer.bsky.social Simone Award Winner @drrobinyabroff.bsky.social is a true gem of a person IN ADDITION to being one of the best health services researchers in the game. 💎
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