S 1031 · in committee · significant
ROCR Value Based Program Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill creates a new Medicare payment program for radiation therapy providers based on episodes of care rather than individual services.
- Hospital outpatient departments, physician practices, and freestanding radiation centers must participate unless they qualify for an exemption.
- CMS will set payment rates with geographic adjustments, and providers may earn extra payments for transportation services if accredited.
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Community Threads
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How might shifting from service-based to episode-based payments change radiation therapy providers' incentives to recommend additional treatments?
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Which types of radiation therapy providers—hospitals, practices, or freestanding centers—might struggle most with the participation requirements and exemption process?
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What evidence supports that geographic payment adjustments will fairly compensate providers in rural versus urban areas for the same care?
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Sponsor · R-NC
Thom Tillis
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Introduced 2025-03-13
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-13 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-03-13 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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