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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

New CMS Payment Model Encourages Use Of Novel Cancer Therapies

By Myles Starr

Since 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation has used the Oncology Care Model (OCM) to balance its priorities of providing a high standard of care and managing costs. Based on lessons learned from that program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the five-year Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) on July 1 to help more patients access novel cancer therapies at an affordable cost to patients and providers.

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