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Archived issues of news alerts on the MMA with a focus on communicating breaking news about the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to ASCO members and the cancer community.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) testified yesterday at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on issues related to cancer care quality.
ASCO’s Interim Executive Vice President and CEO, Joseph S. Bailes, MD, testified at a hearing held by the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, on issues related to Medicare payment for Part B drugs and services. The subcommittee’s hearing focused on the implementation of the average sales price (ASP) payments for cancer drug reimbursement and sought input on the effects of this new payment system on cancer care.
We wanted to make you aware of two bills introduced in the past week in the House of Representatives that aim to improve the quality of care for cancer patients on Medicare.
Oncology continues to be a highly visible issue on Capitol Hill. There is an active group of members in both the House and Senate that are supporting the oncology community’s top priorities.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a series of FAQs that announce important changes and clarifications for the 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project.
ASCO expects the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue additional guidance on the 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project within the next day.We recognize that practices are laboring to understand the specific requirements of the demonstration only a few days before it will be implemented, and have expressed our concern to CMS about the significant delay in providing program details.
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new G-codes established for the 2006 Oncology Demonstration Program.ASCO has developed an easy-to-read listing of the codes.The complete 2006 HCPCS coding update as posted by CMS is also available on the ASCO website.
As many of you know, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to release its 2006 fee schedule in the next day or so. While CMS has not yet released any details on the fee schedule, preliminary press reports indicate that the oncology demonstration project will be extended in 2006. Of concern is a report that CMS may be earmarking less money for the 2006 demonstration than the $300 million it budgeted in 2005.
