Join the Effort to Stop Medicare Cuts to Radiation Oncology
Join the Effort to Stop Medicare Cuts to Radiation Oncology |
| Contact Your Members of Congress Today! |
| In its 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, CMS is proposing overall Medicare cuts of three percent to radiation oncology services, and an even deeper six percent Medicare cut to freestanding radiation therapy centers.
The proposed rule most severely impacts radiation therapy for breast and prostate cancers by cutting payments for cancer care services by 25 percent and 19 percent, respectively.
If cuts of this magnitude take effect, they will severely undermine the delivery of cancer care for older Americans who rely on Medicare. Any further cuts would create an environment of instability, threaten patient access to community-based cancer care, and make it difficult for physician offices and freestanding cancer centers to operate.
Please urge your Members of Congress to take a stand against the proposed cuts to radiation oncology by signing a letter to CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, led by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Richard Burr (R-NC) and Congressmen Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Paul Tonko (D-NY), which asks CMS to reconsider their proposed rule and prevent proposed cuts to freestanding radiation therapy centers. To contact your Members of Congress CLICK HERE To view the House letter CLICK HERE. To view the Senate letter CLICK HERE. |
