According to the Business Group on Health, cancer has been and continues to be the leading health expenditure for employers and their health plans.

Across the US, more than $200 billion per year is spent on cancer care, which translates to significant expenses for your clients in terms of direct medical costs, such as health care expenditures, and indirect costs, such as lost earnings due to missed work from illness. With health plan premiums jumping double-digits this coming year for most, your clients need to start designing for a more comprehensive approach to cancer that addresses the full continuum.

Access this infographic to see five key reasons why cancer prevention and screening should be on your clients’ 2024 agenda and recommended actions you can take to help them tackle the cost of cancer early on. You’ll be able to help your clients find answers to these questions:

How many employees are affected?
What percentage of high cost claimants are cancer cases?
What employee productivity losses are associated with late stage cancer?
What are the cost savings from early stage detection versus late stage?
What portion of cancer cases can be detected next year through screening guidelines?
What 3 areas should they focus on to ensure early diagnosis, less costly treatment and better outcomes? And more!

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