Fierce Healthcare January 29, 2024
Frank Diamond

Health Care Service Corporation recently unveiled a new effort to improve outcomes and reduce the cost of caring for cancer patients.

The insurer began offering Cancer Services and Support to self-funded employers on Jan. 1. The program seeks to proactively connect members to critical care management and educational materials to support them following a diagnosis.

A pharmacist will be available to review specialty medications, according to an announcement from HCSC, and the clinical team will also use evidence-based guidelines and physician consultations for rare and complex cancer diagnoses.

“Our Cancer Services and Support solution combines the expertise of best-in-class specialists from around the country with the close-to-home care members may prefer,” Monica Berner, M.D., HCSC’s chief clinical officer, said...

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