Is There a War on Oncologists?

Community Oncology Alliance. 2009 Oct 12, Patrick Cobb, MD; Ted Okon

Abstract

Dr. Patrick Cobb is immediate past President of the Community Oncology Alliance and Chairman of the COA Policy Committee and Ted Okon is Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance.  Over 35 years ago, the government declared the “War on Cancer.” Last week, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial, "The War on Specialists: ObamaCare Punishes Cardiology and Oncology to Finance GPs,” contending that the government has now declared war on oncologists, the infantry in the war against cancer....

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