Newswise — ASTRO Chair Brian Kavanagh, MD, MPH, FASTRO, will join representatives from leading physician groups Wednesday morning to discuss Medicare payment reform before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health.
The hearing, “MACRA and Alternative Payment Models: Developing Options for Value-based Care,” will focus on moving the U.S. health system from volume-based to value-based care through effective Medicare payment reform, namely the expansion of alternative payment models (APMs) for physician reimbursement.
Dr. Kavanagh’s testimony will emphasize the importance of long-term payment stability for the viability of medical specialties, such as radiation oncology, and the patients they serve. He also will outline how value-based physician reimbursement is essential to secure patient access to the highest-quality, highest-value care.
Hearing: MACRA and Alternative Payment Models: Developing Options for Value-based Care
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern time
2123 Rayburn House Office Building and via live webcast
Dr. Kavanagh is available for interviews after the hearing.
Related ASTRO statement: CMS report on radiation therapy payment model charts path to value-based cancer care
Related infographics: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and Access to Care, Stable Medicare Payments and Access to Care
Speakers Scheduled for the Hearing
- Brian Kavanagh, MD, Chair, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- Frank Opelka, MD, Medical Director, Quality and Health Policy, American College of Surgeons
- Bill Wulf, MD, CEO, Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, CAPG
- Colin Edgerton, MD, American College of Rheumatology
- Daniel Varga, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, Texas Health Resources, Premier, Inc
- Louis Friedman, MD, American College of Physicians
About ASTRO
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) represents more than 10,000 people who strive to give cancer patients the best possible care and to advance the science of oncology. ASTRO members include radiation oncologists, nurses, cancer biologists, medical physicists, and other health care professionals who specialize in treating patients with radiation therapy. Of the estimated 1.7 million people diagnosed with cancer each year, ASTRO’s medical professionals will treat more than one million of them, as close to 60 percent of all cancer patients will receive some form of radiation therapy as part of their treatment program. To learn more about ASTRO, visit www.astro.org, sign up to receive our news and follow us on our blog, Facebook and Twitter.
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