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One of the comments was “they are too busy opening new bank accounts to respond”
Duke announces proton therapy, $50 million anonymous gift
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One of the comments was “they are too busy opening new bank accounts to respond”
My assumption is… I know it’s bad to assume… they are “doing it.” But with their linacs. We all need to keep in mind that one of the side reasons to get a proton machine is that it tends to increase the linac business too.
Walk them by the proton machine and try to upsell them like a car salesman.
*Smacks proton machine* You can get a lot of arthritis relief with this bad boy.
But I agree, I initially read it assuming photons.
*Smacks proton machine* You can get a lot of arthritis relief with this bad boy.
But I agree, I initially read it assuming photons.
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Maryland has a big dept. the proton center is one part of it, and has protons
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Isn't Maryland the place that had that one rad onc who was spamming every rad onc in the country trying to get them to refer him patients for protons a few years ago? It was nuts.
I once referred a patient to New York Proton Center and got a nice Christmas card.
I once referred a patient to New York Proton Center and got a nice Christmas card.
Your experience would make for a humorous graphic t-shirt.
Why every practice in (esp in FL) was tripping over themselves to get a cyberknife two-ish decades ago
Yes. And that reflects the average business acumen of the average rad onc. Sadly.
Fo sho. So many CKs went bankrupt or were shut down, rad oncs using them for dubious indications etc. Sounds like..... Wait for it...
for straight Medicare (without supplemental insurance) protons for OA would get reimbursed just fine… Also some self-pay pts would get duped, no doubt
I'm sure there's a list of icd10 codes that get paid depending on the Medicare LCD, no? Similar to IMRT or srs/SBRT... They don't just cover every code out there
Maybe. If you practice in an area with no proton LCD. If you practice in an area with a proton LCD, there will be an accompanying LCA, and the arthritis ICDs aren’t on them, and the claim would be auto rejected.
New cancer treatment center in Little Rock already feeling financial pinch for a second time - Arkansas Times
The Proton Clinic of Arkansas has defaulted on its bond payments for a second year in a row.
arktimes.com
I suspect they need to recruit given that they just got 5 resignations.New cancer treatment center in Little Rock already feeling financial pinch for a second time - Arkansas Times
The Proton Clinic of Arkansas has defaulted on its bond payments for a second year in a row.
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New cancer treatment center in Little Rock already feeling financial pinch for a second time - Arkansas Times
The Proton Clinic of Arkansas has defaulted on its bond payments for a second year in a row.
Attack of the ASTRO/attack of the CMS, if you ask me.
How so? Proton centers were operating on tight margins as is. It costs ~5x more to build a proton center versus an IMRT center but you only get ~2-3x the reimbursement per treatment. However, IGRT technical, even in hospital settings, wasn't bundled into the proton delivery code like it was in IMRT prior to Jan 1, 2026; hence the "per treatment" reimbursement could be like ~3-4x the IMRT reimbursement (in a hospital) with a 775xx + 77014. But with the slashing of IGRT across the board for everyone everywhere (all IGRT technical eliminated), proton centers margins are now tighter than ever: like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.
Mark Storey is leaving Oklahoma.
It may not be end times, but it sure at least seems like penultimate times.
I recall reading about the UAB proton center closure and realizing the place had treated 500 people... in 3 years. No way in hell any other specialty in medicine thinks it can get away with numbers like that. I know it's by no means 1:1, but if you look at rad onc, supposedly ~6000 US rad oncs are treating about ~1.2 million unique people a year. I remember reading one time that ~15,000 derms treat about ~45 million unique people per year.
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From ProCure's linkedin page
EDIT: Has since been taken down
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Makes sense for the academic facility in Arkansas that does pediatric oncological care to have access to a proton center
