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ASTRO calls for a new value-based reimbursement structure for radiotherapy
On Aug 25, 2022, in reply to the final ruling on an alternative payment model for radiation oncology by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Laura Dawson, Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), expressed support for a value-based...
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ASTRO is preparing a new proposal for an alternative payment framework to share with stakeholders in late 2022. Apart from stressing the importance of episodic payments, the plan will also highlight strategies to assist patients belonging to socioeconomically marginalised groups to receive and to complete radiotherapy.