Solutions Set A CASE STUDY WELLNESS Results • Cancer Screening Rates Up: Rates climbed to expect- ed commercial norms for colon cancer screening and mammography. • Cancers & Pre-Cancers Identified Early: A total of 84 cancer or pre-cancer cases were identified. A total of 87.5% of these cases were found early and cost less than $8,000 apiece to treat. • Total Savings from Such Identification: Early detec- tion saved the plan more than $700,000. • Increased Utilization of Preventive Health Services: Program successfully encouraged members over 40 who had not been to a primary care physician in a year or more to see a doctor. More than half of the members targeted visited doctors, identifying many health issues that may have gone undetected until more advanced and costly to treat. 1

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