News | Radiation Therapy | April 07, 2022

ASTRO released a statement in response to the proposed rule issued April 6 by CMS that will delay the Radiation Oncology (RO) Model, which was scheduled to go into effect in January 1, 2023

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from ASTRO Board of Directors Chair Laura A. Dawson, MD, FASTRO, in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to delay the start of the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (RO-APM)

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April 7, 2022 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from ASTRO Board of Directors Chair Laura A. Dawson, MD, FASTRO, in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to delay the start of the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model (RO-APM):

"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today delayed the Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model start date from January 1, 2023, to a date to be determined through future rulemaking.  ASTRO remains hopeful that during this process, CMS also makes the adjustments recommended by Congress and the broad coalition of stakeholders within the radiation oncology community as we remain concerned that the model in its current form is too punitive for clinics. We remain committed to value-based care in radiation oncology. We believe that the modifications proposed by ASTRO and the radiation oncology community will ensure successful participation among physicians and facilities and produce significant savings for the Medicare program.  We continue to believe that episodic payments for radiation therapy services have great potential to improve quality and equity while reducing cancer care costs, and we will continue to advocate for proposals that achieve these goals.”

For more information: www.astro.org

Related CMS Content:

ASTRO Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Delaying RO Model and Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Care

ASTRO Deeply Concerned and Disappointed Over CMS 2022 Final Rules

Senators and representatives unite to call on CMS to protect patient access to high-quality radiation treatments

 


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