Reporters covered how MIPS funding for small rural practices runs out in February 2022, putting participation at risk without further support from Congress. Coverage also included the lackluster performance of the Oncology Care Model and an attack on the Direct Contracting pilot program; both programs have Arizona...Arizona News
If it wasn't for program costs, oncologists participating in the Oncology Care Model compared with those who did not found that the first year of the program was associated with less physician-administered drug use in prostate cancer, lower drug costs in lung and prostate cancer, fewer visits for patients with breast or colon cancer, and...Arizona News
Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released a Request for Information as it sought comments for its Oncology Care First (OCF) proposal, a voluntary model open to physician groups and hospital outpatient departments offering two payment mechanisms. Now it is considering the addition of clinical laboratory...News
The insurer is engaging with physician groups across the country to launch a national, value-based care oncology program designed to provide more integrated cancer care for Humana Medicare Advantage and commercial members.
Humana is a major player in the Arizona MA market with 75,000 enrolled as of December 31, 2018, second only to...
