Fumiko Ladd Chino: The dirty underbelly of the current health care environment
Fumiko Ladd Chino shared on X:
“‘This is [the] dirty underbelly of the current health care environment.
Insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers are somehow weirdly ending up in my exam room, standing between me and my patients.’
I said what I said.
Thank you AP News for highlighting.”
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Fumiko Ladd Chino is an attending in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, who specializes in gynecological and breast cancers. She was also a caregiver for her husband Andrew Mark Ladd, PhD who died from cancer in 2007.
She is a recipient of numerous awards, including ASCO Excellence in Equity Award (2022), Duke Radiation Oncology Award for Outstanding Clinical Research (2019), Duke University Hospital “Good Catch” Award (2018), Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award (2018), Duke University School of Medicine Dean’s Recognition Award (2014) and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center Volunteer of the Year Award (2009).
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