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CongressRepublicans Strip RUC Recommendation From Letter Opposing Radiation Pay CutsRepublicans rejected one of the primary lobbying strategies by the largest radiation oncology trade group, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), refusing to back “dear colleague” letters suggesting that CMS defer recommendations on radiation oncology payment to the controversial Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) advisory board, industry lobbyists say... [see full article] medicareRadiation Oncology Providers Split on Bundled PayThe Radiation Therapy Alliance is pushing a bundled-pay proposal that it says would stabilize payment in the face of major pay cuts that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing for radiation therapy at freestanding centers, but the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) does not support bundling pay... [see full article] Radiation oncology Bundling & Private InsuranceRadiation Oncologists Move Forward With Commercial Payer Bundles21st Century Oncology, a group of for-profit radiation therapy centers, has been urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to move forward with using payment bundles to provide stability for radiation oncology reimbursement... [see full article] |
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