On behalf of the Community Oncology Alliance (“COA”), we are submitting our concerns regarding the Enhancing Oncology Model (“EOM”) to the leadership at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (“CMMI”). 

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), we are submitting this comment letter regarding the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”), CMS-1770-P, Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”). As you know, COA is an organization dedicated to advocating for the complex care and access needs of patients with cancer and the community oncology practices that serve them. COA is the only nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated solely to independent community oncology practices, which serve the majority of Americans receiving treatment for cancer. Since its grassroots founding close to 20 years ago, COA’s mission has been to ensure that patients with cancer receive quality, affordable, and accessible cancer care in their own communities where they live and work, regardless of their racial, ethnic, demographic, or socioeconomic status.