AJMC July 1, 2021
Maggie L. Shaw

Originally set to expire on June 30, 2021, the Oncology Care Model was extended for an additional year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Oncology Care Model (OCM) from CMS’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) was originally supposed to expire on June 30, 2021, to be replaced by Oncology Care First (OCF). However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, that date was pushed back by 1 year—and this may be a good thing.

With value-based care at its core due to ever-increasing cancer care costs, in the 5 years since OCM was originally implemented on July 1, 2016, results have been mixed, with experts pointing out the model’s complexity, that it may not be all about the...

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