Effective treatment of complex cancers depends on many factors. These include getting the right diagnosis and getting timely treatment from cancer experts.
If you are diagnosed with a complex cancer, the new California Cancer Care Equity Act allows you to ask for a referral from your doctor to get cancer treatment from an in-network National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center, NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)-affiliated site, or a qualifying academic cancer center.
If L.A. Care does not have an in-network NCI-designated cancer center, L.A. Care will allow you to ask for a referral to get cancer treatment from one of these out-of-network centers in California, if one of the out-of-network centers and L.A. Care agree on payment, unless you choose a different cancer treatment provider.
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, contact L.A. Care Member Services at 1-888-839-9909 (TTY: 711) to find out if you qualify for services from one of these cancer centers.
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