Becker's Healthcare July 10, 2019
CMS has proposed a radiation oncology model that it says is designed to improve care quality for cancer patients and allow providers to use a new payment approach.
Six things to know about the proposed model:
1. The model would test prospective, episode-based payments to physician group practices, hospital outpatient departments and freestanding radiation therapy centers for 17 cancer types.
2. It would be tested in randomly selected core-based statistical areas of the U.S.
3. Under the model, payments would cover 90-day care episodes.
4. Each participant’s payment would be...
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