Abstract:ImportanceMedicare’s Oncology Care Model (OCM) was an alternative payment model that tied performance-based payments to cost and quality goals for participating oncology practices. A major concern about the OCM regarded inclusion of high-cost cancer therapies, which could potentially disincentivize oncologists from prescribing novel therapies.ObjectiveTo examine whether oncologist participation in the OCM changed the likelihood that patients received novel therapies vs alternative treatments.Design, Setting, a… Show more
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