Mary Ellen Schneider is a New York-based health care journalist, who writes about oncology and trends in health care practice and policy. Her writing has appeared in Oncology Times, ASH Clinical News, BioWorld, Oncology Business Review, IM Matters, and Medscape, and she was previously the editor of Hematology News and Ob.Gyn. News. She holds a BS in journalism from Boston University and an MA in legislative affairs from George Washington University.