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Characteristics of Physicians Participating in Medicare’s Oncology Care Model Bundled Payment Program

Project Description The Oncology Care Model (OCM) is Medicare’s first bundled payment program for patients with cancer. PC3I Researchers examined baseline characteristics of OCM physician participants and markets with…

Hospital Type and Utilization, Prices, and Financial Burden of Cancer Surgeries in the United States

Project Description In this initiative, PC3I researchers examined the relationship between hospital types and utilization, prices and financial burden, and spending for major cancer surgeries among privately insured patients…

Comparative Effectiveness of Proton Therapy Versus Photon Therapy as Part of Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Project Description The use of concurrent chemoradiotherapies is a standard curative treatment for many cancers but is associated with substantial morbidity including hospitalizations during treatment. PC3I researchers conducted a…

Innovating Payment for Radiation Therapy While Improving Quality of Care

Project Description Since 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has explored ways to test an episode-based payment models for primary and specialist health care services. One…

Patient, Clinician, and Administrator Experiences with Evidence-Based Practices to Reduce Unnecessary Hospitalizations and ED Visits During Cancer Treatment

Project Description Seventy-five percent of patients with advanced cancer are hospitalized in the year after diagnosis and one in six patients with advanced cancer are admitted three or more…

Approaches to Foster Economic Sustainability of Precision Cancer Medicine and Cell Therapies

Project Description This initiative examines the high price effectiveness and value of precision cancer medicine and cell and gene therapies. Projects have included a major symposium on cell…