OCM 2.0 is a proposed alternative to the current Oncology Care Model (OCM) program, and was created by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) in June 2019. COA submitted OCM 2.0 to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), an advisory committee that evaluates physician-focused payment models for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The proposal is based on feedback from current OCM participants and “lessons learned from other alternative payment models (APMs).” (AJMC, 2019). The proposal points to several challenging areas faced by participants in the existing model as the impetus for the proposal, including:
Guideway’s Care Guidance services support quality care while driving down costs. After continuing Care Guidance services, a large academic medical center captured more than $2M in shared savings under OCM.
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OCM 2.0 seeks to address these shortcomings and improve upon the existing model, and outlines several major components:
COA underscored that 2.0 is not meant to be a final version of OCM, but rather a step in an iterative process aimed at providing higher quality care, with a better patient experience, at lower cost.
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