Case Study
Self-funded Upstate NY County/Municipality
1-800-356-1029 LifetimeBenefitSolutions.com Results • Cancer Screening Rates Up: Rates climbed to expect- ed commercial norms for colon cancer screening and mammography. • Cancers & Pre-Cancers Identified Early: Forty cancer or pre-cancer cases were identified, 35 in early stages which cost less than $8,000 apiece to treat. • Total Savings from Such Identification: Early detec- tion saved the plan more than $400,000. • 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. Forty-six percent of members targeted visited doctors, identifying health issues that may have gone undetected until more advanced and costly to treat. Challenge An upstate Ne