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ASTRO’s Role as an Advocate Organization

RadOnc Report

Release Date: 03/05/2025

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In the latest episode of the RadOnc Report, ASTRO Vice President of Advocacy Dave Adler is interviewed by Avery Adler regarding the recent Medicare Payment Rules for 2026. During this podcast, Dave touches on the regulatory process for Medicare’s regulations, what the impact of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule is on radiation oncology and next steps, including ASTRO’s education for members and comments to CMS. Additionally, Dave discusses how this will impact the ROCR Act and ASTRO advocacy this year.

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ASTRO Early Career Committee member Avinash Chaurasia, a radiation oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center, interviews Eric Singhi, MD, a medical oncologist at MD Anderson Center and Timothy Vreeland, MD, a surgical oncologist at Brooke Army Medical Center about the importance of and how to enhance collaboration with multidisciplinary providers.

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In this episode, ASTRO President Sameer Keole, MD, FASTRO, talks with President-elect Neha Vapiwala, MD, FASTRO, about the importance of becoming involved with ASTRO. Dr. Vapiwala shares a bit about her background, her involvement with ASTRO through the years, what she sees as the biggest challenges for the specialty and her strong feeling about the important role of residency programs to train competent and caring academic and community practice physicians.

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Want to learn more about ASTRO’s role as an advocate organization? Don’t miss this podcast with Mustafa Basree, DO, ASTRO’s Government Relations Fellow, and Anne Hubbard, ASTRO’s Director of Health Policy. They will cover ASTRO’s regulatory policy and legislative initiatives, including ROCR and Prior Authorization, as well as how ASTRO members can get involved.

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Want to learn more about ASTRO’s role as an advocate organization? Don’t miss this podcast with Mustafa Basree, DO, ASTRO’s Government Relations Fellow, and Anne Hubbard, ASTRO’s Director of Health Policy. They will cover ASTRO’s regulatory policy and legislative initiatives, including ROCR and Prior Authorization, as well as how ASTRO members can get involved.