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Senators and representatives unite to call on CMS to protect patient access to high-quality radiation treatments

sarah JonasPolicy

Eighty-five members of Congress have joined together to issue bipartisan, bicameral oversight letters that call on CMS to scale back severe cuts to radiation therapy reimbursement. Without action from CMS, radiation oncology will face estimated cuts of $300 million starting January 1, 2022, jeopardizing patient access to care.

ASTRO submits comments to CMS: Stop the draconian cuts that will harm cancer patient care

sarah JonasPolicy

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) submitted two comment letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today urging the agency to reconsider policy changes that will result in $300 million in Medicare cuts for radiation therapy services starting January 1, 2022.