Many oncologists will lose money under CMS’ two-sided risk payment model, study finds

A change to the government’s voluntary bundled payment model for oncology is going to be bad news for many participants.

A new analysis from Avalere Health predicts that more than half of all oncology practices participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Oncology Care Model could end up owing the government money if they are required to join in a two-sided risk payment model.