Collaborative Launches Employer Guide for Oncology Management

  • Jul 11, 2024

    Cancer has become the top condition driving costs for employers, and a recent report found that most of them expect their annual spend on the condition will increase by up to 9% each year over the next three years. Last fall, the Midwest Business Group on Health and the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, in collaboration with MBGH employer members, shared information around the management of oncology benefits with an eye on making sure that the right care is given to the right person at the right place, right time and right price, for both the employer and the member.

    Among the topics of discussion for the Oncology Learning Collaborative were prevention, including screening and early identification; navigation, including psychosocial support and return to work; and diagnosis, including a second opinion, biomarkers and treatment.

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  • Angela Maas

    Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. She also has written for Spotlight on Market Access since its 2017 launch. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at Hem Aware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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