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COA Submits Formal Comments to CMS Regarding Proposed Radiation Oncology Model
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) has submitted formal comments to CMS about the agency’s proposed Radiation Oncology Model. In the letter, COA noted that while they appreciate CMS' decision to issue a model that is focused on radiation oncology and to transition providers to value-based care, they also emphasized their opposition to mandatory demonstration projects and expressed concern that the proposed model will create unnecessary burdens and challenges to physicians.
The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) has submitted formal comments to CMS about the agency’s proposed Radiation Oncology Model. In the letter, COA noted that while they appreciate CMS' decision to issue a model that is focused on radiation oncology and to transition providers to value-based care, they also emphasized their opposition to mandatory demonstration projects and expressed concern that the proposed model will create unnecessary burdens and challenges to physicians.
The letter details concerns with multiple areas, including: the timing of the model; the base rate methodology; episode stratification and flexibility; discounts, operations, and cash flow disruption; quality measures and overlap with other models; and the reconciliation process.
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Mental Health Awareness: Transforming Workplace Support and Engagement
May 20th 2025Explore how employers enhance workplace mental health by fostering a culture of support and engagement, focusing on holistic well-being strategies in this interview with Jim Kinville, MA, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Community Oncology Reacts to Trump's Drug Pricing Executive Order
May 2nd 2025An executive order signed on Tuesday, March 15, necessitated a change in plans for this panel discussion from the 2025 Community Oncology Conference, with the assembled experts, moderated by Ted Okon, MBA, executive director of the Community Oncology Alliance, speaking to how the order would reverberate across the community oncology space.
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