The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation first introduced its Oncology Care Model (OCM) last year. OCM went into effect July 1, 2016, and will run through June 30, 2021. The new multi-payer model is the first CMS physician-led care model aimed at improving cancer treatment for Medicare beneficiaries. CMS hopes to see improvements in care coordination and access, as well as a decrease in unnecessary services and Medicare expenditures.  OCM may be an important experiment for Medicare’s initiatives to implement alternative payment models for specialists, but will the rewards be enough to move the dial away from entrenched payment arrangements that reward volume?
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