Oncologists Express Concerns About Patient Access to Cancer Treatment With Potential Introduction of Middlemen to Medicare Part B

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.

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

With OneOncology, Flatiron and Cancer Docs Aim to Boost Community Care

Today, 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.

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.

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

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.

Community-based cancer care continues to regress, with an 11.3% increase in the number of community cancer clinic closings since 2016, according to the 2018 Community Oncology Alliance (COA) Practice Impact Report, which was released during the 2018 Community Oncology Conference.

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists has been nominated as one of the best Oncology Practices in the Queens Boro.