The good news in cancer care is that improved treatments are increasing survival rates. But as the model of care shifts from hospital-based acute care to outpatient chronic care, employers are facing new challenges, as outlined in the presentation by Stephanie Mazzei and Bernie Manente, principals with Strategic Answers Inc.
A survivor of prostate cancer and past chair of the Prostate Cancer Canada Network - Toronto support group, Aaron Bacher is a strong advocate of cancer awareness and prevention programs. In particular, he encourages employers to promote prostate cancer education through initiatives such as lunch-and-learn events and offering coverage for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing, which is not covered by most provincial health plans.
Cancer is often described as a journey. For most people, it is a frightening trip into the unknown. Virtually everyone knows someone who has been affected by cancer, but just as we read about exotic locations, only the travellers truly understand the terrain.
Generic drug prices are falling and usage is on the rise. But are plan sponsors taking full opportunity of the potential savings by maximizing the use of generic drugs? Coverage of the 2012 Value of Generic Drugs Symposium delves into this question, while also examining Canada’s drug review system and provincial drug pricing policies. Click […]
If cancer is a journey, then a patient’s employer can be considered a vital member of the travel crew. That was one of the key messages delivered by several presenters at the 2012 Employers Cancer Care Summit.
The Face to Face Disability Management Forum, held on May 25, 2011, at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel, brought together more than 100 plan sponsors, group insurers, benefits consultants, pharmaceutical representatives and other stakeholders to discuss effective disability management strategies. Read Part 1 of our coverage. Chronic pain is one of the most common causes […]
Reader Alert: This is Part 1 in a two-part series. Read Part 2. Addiction, mental illness, unhealthy lifestyles…employee disability can stem from a number of causes. Workplace absences related to these disabilities place a significant burden on Canadian employers, accounting for an estimated 4% to 12% of payroll costs, according to 2002 research from Wilson, Joffe […]
Well designed and implemented disability management programs can shorten or prevent employee absences, improve quality of life and productivity and reduce employer and healthcare costs. On May 25, approximately 100 plan sponsors, group insurers, benefits consultants, pharmaceutical representatives and other stakeholders met at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel to discuss effective disability management strategies. […]
In hospital lobbies across the country, volunteers sell quilts and other crafts stitched with symbolically coloured ribbons. Pink for breast cancer, blue for colon cancer, yellow for bladder cancer—each ribbon conveying a message of hope for everyone who has been affected by the disease. The spectrum of colours also reminds us that cancer has a […]
Generic drugs represent the only component of Canadian healthcare in which costs are decreasing. On March 29, more than 100 plan sponsors, group insurers and consultants met in Toronto to discuss opportunities for generic drugs to increase cost savings for all healthcare stakeholders. The half-day Value of Generic Drugs Symposium, held at the Fairmount Royal […]