ASTRO joins national launch of Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (HCPLAN) today
ASTRO’s participation in HCPLAN will help lead to meaningful, system-wide payment and delivery system reformsThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) leadership participated in today’s launch of the new Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (HCPLAN) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at an event featuring President Obama and HHS Secretary Burwell. HCPLAN is designed to inform and enable system-wide improvement of Medicare’s payment structure. Secretary Burwell has set ambitious goals of tying Medicare payments to quality or value—30 percent by