Contact Congress about H.R. 8404: Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value Based Program Act of 2024

Medicare would pay one bundled amount for many radiation therapy treatments instead of paying service by service. The bill also adds ride help for some patients and new rules for radiation providers.

Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value Based Program Act of 2024 is a House bill in Congress.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Medicare patients who need covered radiation therapy and the providers who treat them. Patients could see changes in how their care is billed and may get help with transportation if they qualify. Radiation doctors, hospital outpatient departments, and freestanding radiation centers would face new payment rules, quality rules, and recordkeeping duties.

Why this matters: Radiation therapy often takes many visits, so payment rules and transportation can affect whether patients finish care. This bill would move many radiation treatments into a fixed-payment system. That could make payments more predictable for providers, but it could also change financial pressure around complex cases or costly technology. The ride-help rules could help some patients get to appointments, but providers would have to manage new screening and recordkeeping.

Key provisions in H.R. 8404

• Creates a new Medicare Part B program called the ROCR Program. It would pay one fixed amount for a radiation therapy episode for named cancer types, including both doctor services and technical services during that episode.
• Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to write the rules within 1 year. Until those rules start, Medicare could not lower current radiation therapy payment rates.
• Sets a national base payment rate for each covered cancer type. The bill starts with 2021 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services M-Code table 75, updates rates for inflation each year, and limits each 5-year reset cut to 1%.
• Adjusts each episode payment for location, inflation, and a required savings amount. The payment stays the same whether the patient gets care in a hospital outpatient department or a physician office.
• Starts an episode when the patient receives a covered planning service. Most episodes last 90 days, while bone and brain metastases episodes last 30 days; incomplete episodes follow separate payment rules.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 8404

What is H.R. 8404?

Medicare would pay one bundled amount for many radiation therapy treatments instead of paying service by service. The bill also adds ride help for some patients and new rules for radiation providers.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 8404?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 8404?

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