Medicare Cuts Will Force Many Cancer Centers to Close, Stop Seeing Medicare Patients, Lay Off Staff
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)A new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cut payments for radiation therapy treatments would cause many cancer centers to close, stop accepting Medicare patients, lay off support staff and reduce services to cancer patients, according to a survey conducted by ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology.