Key Takeaways: What Really Controls Cancer Costs—and What Doesn’t
Cancer is one of the top expense categories for employers, driven by inaccurate diagnoses, suboptimal treatment plans, expensive novel treatments and excess care. Benefits leaders want to do the right thing and improve access to the best treatments for their employees, but they also have a responsibility to control costs. In this webinar, we discussed […]
How to Help Employees Get Fast Access to the Right Cancer Care
Moving quickly after a cancer diagnosis can be the difference between stage 2 and 4, between a standard treatment plan and something more complex. It can even mean the difference between life and death. A one-month delay in treatment can raise the risk of dying from cancer by up to 13%. The risk continues to […]
Key Takeaways: How a unified care experience improves MSK outcomes
Employer spending on musculoskeletal (MSK) care increases every year—but like in much of healthcare, higher costs haven’t led to better outcomes. Solutions for digital physical therapy and surgical Centers of Excellence (COE) for orthopedic care help reduce costs and improve outcomes. But the proliferation of so-called “point solutions” has led to employee confusion and fatigue […]
When the Best Surgical Outcome is No Surgery
When a patient has ongoing back or joint pain, getting an MRI is often one of the first steps in diagnosing the issue. If the MRI shows spine degeneration or a bulging disc, some doctors recommend surgery based on those findings. The problem is an MRI alone doesn’t provide enough information about whether someone is […]
