Unlike the Oncology Care Model, the Enhancing Oncology Model will focus on 7 common cancer types, which experts say offers advantages and disadvantages for practices.
Moderator Stuart Staggs, MSIE, senior director, strategic programs, The US Oncology Network, led a discussion on a pros and cons of limiting the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) to 7 common cancer types. Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, chief medical officer, Tennessee Oncology, and Fred Divers, MD, chief medical officer, American Oncology Network and medical oncologist, Genesis Cancer and Blood Institute of Arkansas, agreed that honing in common cancers could lead to better predictability in cost of care. Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO, Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates and president, Community Oncology Alliance, raised concerns that lack of monthly payments for other cancer types for harm practices giving patients supportive services; Divers and Schleicher concurred on the potential effects on quality.
Politics vs Science: The Future of US Public Health
February 4th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, on the public health implications of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the role of public health leaders in advocating for science and health.
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