S8 Ep2: Radiation Oncology's Financial Squeeze with Dr Ryan Funk
In this episode of Targeted Talks, Sabrina Serani speaks with Dr Ryan Funk, chief radiation oncology officer at The US Oncology Network and a radiation oncologist with Minnesota Oncology, about the financial pressures reshaping radiation oncology in 2026. While CMS's overhaul of treatment delivery codes into complexity-based tiers has drawn attention, Dr. Funk argues that commercial payer contracts—not Medicare—are the bigger driver of instability, since commercial reimbursement typically funds the margin practices need to reinvest in costly, aging equipment.
Dr Funk discusses how practices…
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