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Letter from AVAHO to Secretary Collins

Letter from AVAHO to Secretary Collins

By AVAHO / March 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Letter from AVAHO to Secretary Collins

The Honorable Douglas A. Collins, Secretary US Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave., NW Washington, DC 20420   Dear Secretary Collins,   On behalf of the Association of VA Hematology/Oncology (AVAHO), our 1500 members offer sincere congratulations on your recent appointment and confirmation as the 12th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. In…

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Advocating for AVAHO

By AVAHO / June 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Advocating for AVAHO

On June 4th, AVAHO leaders and Advocacy Committee held its first Capitol Day in Washington, D.C.  Members met with their senators, congressmen, and staff to discuss issues important to AVAHO members and cancer care for veterans including the CAREERS Act, community care considerations, the VA budget crisis, EHR modernization, and drug prices/shortages. These meetings were…

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Meet Alec Stone, AVAHO’s Advocacy Consultant

By AVAHO / February 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Meet Alec Stone, AVAHO’s Advocacy Consultant

Alec Stone, Executive Director, National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, has been a leader in national nonprofit management for more than two decades. With an expertise in biomedical research and healthcare advocacy, Mr. Stone has worked with premiere organizations such as the Oncology Nursing Society, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, American Dental Association,…

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AVAHO Advocacy Updates

By AVAHO / February 26, 2024 / Comments Off on AVAHO Advocacy Updates

Over the last year, AVAHO has firmly established its advocacy efforts, having formed a new advocacy committee, created a legislative action center on our website, and collaborated with several other healthcare organizations to advocate for veteran oncology care, including NOVA (Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs), HOPA (Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association), and ACCC (Association of Community…

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