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KFF Survey: Most Consumers Find Prior Authorization Is a Major Problem

By Mary Caffrey

July 25th 2025

A new survey reveals widespread consumer frustration with prior authorization, highlighting the need for urgent reform in insurance coverage.

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Commentary: Americans Can’t Afford to Lose Access to Their Doctors

By Terry Wilcox

July 24th 2025

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Supreme Court Case, Budget Bill Could Have Devastating Effects on Planned Parenthood: Q&A With Danika Severino Wynn, CNM

By Julia Bonavitacola
Danika Severino Wynn, CNM

July 23rd 2025

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COA Welcomes Christine Pfaff, MBA, RPh, to Leadership Team

July 22nd 2025

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For Community Oncology, Good News in PFS Offset by Potential Wreckage of MFP Proposal

By Mary Caffrey

July 15th 2025

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December 8th 2020

Prospective or Retrospective ACO Attribution Matters for Seriously Ill Patients

Brystana G. Kaufman, PhD, MSPH William K. Bleser, PhD, MSPH Robert Saunders, PhD David Anderson, MSPPM Courtney H. Van Houtven, PhD David B. Muhlestein, PhD, JD Jeffrey Clough, MD Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD

This study compared beneficiary characteristics and Medicare per capita expenditures among seriously ill Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) populations defined using prospective and retrospective claims-based attribution methods.

Basit Chaudhry, MD, PhD, Tuple Health

December 2nd 2020

Dr Basit Chaudhry Discusses the Impact of Delayed Care on APMs Like OCM

Delayed care due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty around alternative payment models (APMs) like the Oncology Care Model (OCM), said Basit Chaudhry, MD, PhD, founder of Tuple Health.

Mike Fazio, Archway Health

November 28th 2020

Mike Fazio Highlights How Oncology Practices Can Take Advantage of the Delay to OCF

There are ways practices can take advantage of the delay of Oncology Care First (OCF) to continue learning from their experience in Oncology Care Model (OCM), said Mike Fazio, of Archway Health.

How Japan, Germany, and France Control Spending in a Fee-for-Service System

November 24th 2020

How Japan, Germany, and France Control Spending in a Fee-for-Service System

An analysis published in Health Affairs outlines the benefits of structuring negotiations and standardizing fee-for-service payments independent of any specific reform proposals to control health care spending in 3 high-income countries.

Mike Fazio, Archway Health

November 21st 2020

Mike Fazio Addresses Risk Adjustment in OCM, OCF Due to COVID-19

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is going to test the new risk adjustment in the Oncology Care Model as patients delay care, said Mike Fazio, senior vice president of Client Services at Archway Health.

Trump Targets Drug Prices With 2 Orders Using International Pricing, Ending Rebates

November 21st 2020

Trump Targets Drug Prices With 2 Orders Using International Pricing, Ending Rebates

Allison Inserro

President Donald Trump issued 2 orders Friday aiming to lower drug prices paid by Medicare by invoking a "most favored nations" policy and also by targeting rebates paid to pharmacy benefit managers.

ASTRO

October 30th 2020

Too Much, Too Fast: Providers Push Back on CMS’ Final RO Model

A discussion of the final Radiation Oncology Model; after this article went to press, CMS announced a delay until July 2021, reflecting concerns of radiation oncologists.

McKesson

October 30th 2020

Uncertainty From COVID-19 Delays Progress on the Road to Value-Based Cancer Care

Marcus Neubauer, MD Ben Jones

COVID-19 has created a significant distraction from normal practice operations. The uncertainty that comes along with the pandemic is a huge worry, and can distract from practice transformation.

Three Ways COVID-19 Makes the Oncology Care First Model More Attractive

October 29th 2020

Three Ways COVID-19 Makes the Oncology Care First Model More Attractive

Keely Macmillan, MSPH

COVID-19 has delayed the transition to Oncology Care First, but the forthcoming model could help.

June 3rd 2020

OCM, Other APM Timelines Extended Due to COVID-19

CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced the update today in a blog post in Health Affairs.

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