No one is more committed to raising awareness of breast cancer every October than the New York Cancer and Blood Specialists team. As a community-based cancer care practice, we both talk the talk and walk the walk. Literally.
Read MoreDr. Shabeer Dar - Joins New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
Media Coverage / Press Releases
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Shabeer A. Dar is joining our innovative and dedicated network of physicians, as a certified Hematologist – Oncologist. Dr. Dar has been working as a certified Hematologist-Oncologist at Southside Hospital Bayshore—Northwell Health and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center of Catholic Health Services, for the past 23 years.
Read MoreOncologists Express Concerns About Patient Access to Cancer Treatment With Potential Introduction of Middlemen to Medicare Part B
Read MoreHealth systems expanding cancer care on Long Island
Health Policy
They are spending hundreds of millions to open new locations, update technology and add staff in order to deliver quality care and operate in a highly competitive market.
Read MoreGeneral Atlantic Takes Majority Stake in OneOncology
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General Atlantic Takes Majority Stake in OneOncology, a Startup for Running Cancer-Doctor Practices $200 million deal by private-equity firm is latest sign investors see opportunity in the health-services sector
Read MoreOneOncology, Flatiron & Cancer Docs Aim to Boost Community Care
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With OneOncology, Flatiron and Cancer Docs Aim to Boost Community Care
Read MoreToday, the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) continues to expose the inhumane pain, suffering, and anxiety inflicted by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) on patients with cancer with the release of another paper documenting real-life PBM horror stories.
Read MoreHospitals have been fleecing Medicare seniors
Health Policy
As we enter the election season American outrage and concern over health care costs continues to be a priority issue on voters’ minds. The byzantine and complex system we have built continues to present a formidable burden for policymakers who must face the entrenched but completely wrong policies that have been passed down from year to year.
Read MoreCOA Submits Comments on Plan to Reduce Drug Prices
Health Policy
Community Oncology Alliance Applauds Administration for Taking Bold Action to Address High Drug Prices, Cautions Against Misguided Policy Changes That Would Negatively Impact Cancer Patients
Read MoreSniffles? Cancer? Under Medicare Plan, Payments for Office Visits Would Be Same for Both
Health Policy
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing huge changes in the way Medicare pays doctors for the most common of all medical services, the office visit, offering physicians basically the same amount, regardless of a patient’s condition or the complexity of the services provided. Administration officials said the proposal would radically reduce paperwork burdens, freeing doctors to spend more time with patients. The government would pay one rate for new patients and another, lower rate for visits with established patients.
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