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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