Contact Congress about S. 4330: Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value Based Program Act of 2024

Medicare would pay one fixed amount for many radiation treatment courses, instead of paying visit by visit. Some patients who have trouble getting rides could get transportation help through their provider.

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

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Medicare patients getting radiation treatment for cancer and the providers who treat them. Patients may see different billing for a course of care, and some may get help with rides. Radiation oncology practices, hospital outpatient departments, and freestanding clinics would have to follow the new payment, quality, coding, and recordkeeping rules.

Why this matters: This bill could change what Medicare pays for radiation cancer care and what some patients owe. Fixed payments may push providers to plan treatment more efficiently. They may also make revenue more predictable for providers. But fixed rates can create pressure when patients need more costly care. The transportation rules could help patients who miss or delay treatment because they cannot get there.

Key provisions in S. 4330

• Creates a new Medicare Part B payment program for radiation cancer care. Medicare would pay one fixed amount for a treatment episode for certain cancer types, covering both the doctor’s work and technical services.
• Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal Medicare agency, to issue program rules within 1 year. Current radiation therapy payment rates could not be cut until those rules take effect.
• Sets the treatment episode at 90 days in most cases. For bone and brain metastases, it is 30 days, and the clock starts with treatment planning if treatment begins within 30 days.
• Uses 2021 M-Code base rates to set national episode payments. Rates would rise each year for inflation, could not fall year to year, and could be rebased no more than every 5 years with no more than a 1% cut each time.
• Adjusts payments for local cost differences. It also applies a savings adjustment designed to reduce Medicare spending.

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Questions people ask about S. 4330

What is S. 4330?

Medicare would pay one fixed amount for many radiation treatment courses, instead of paying visit by visit. Some patients who have trouble getting rides could get transportation help through their provider.

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