Impact Areas
Strategic pathways for transforming cancer care
To expand equitable and comprehensive access to supportive care for all patients, we’re focused on three pathways for driving change:
Advocating for policies that address the entire cancer journey, resulting in better outcomes and cost savings.
Demonstrating the impact of supportive cancer care through research, testing, and evaluation, which includes pilot programs.
Supporting and expanding employers’ commitment to supportive cancer care.
Policy Advocacy
We’re focused on advancing state and federal policies that address the full cancer journey to help deliver better outcomes and lower long-term costs.
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Research and Pilot Programs
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Policy Focus
Advocating for policies that expand early, equitable access to supportive care and address the entire cancer journey, resulting in better outcomes and long-term cost-savings
Current policy for cancer care and survivorship fails to address the full scope of a person’s journey with cancer and the range of solutions needed. The intricate nature of supportive care, its benefits, and policy options for enhancing equitable access may not be fully recognized by policymakers. It is crucial to spread awareness among policy markers about how supportive cancer care can lead to cost savings and better outcomes for people with cancer and their caregivers.
Expanding and initiating policies that build upon successes in legislative and regulatory change related to palliative care, drivers of health, mental health, and the health workforce will ensure that there is coverage for every step of the cancer journey.
To work towards this, we will:
- Map and understand successful state and federal policies across the areas within the supportive cancer care approach and related to survivorship.
- Use the results of the mapping to convene and inform a policy agenda, as well as further plans for research and pilot programs, building on existing efforts by organizations in the coalition.
- Build upon and support existing efforts that demonstrate improved outcomes and cost saving, while educating federal- and state-level policymakers and advocating for policy change.
Research Focus
Demonstrating the impact of the supportive cancer care approach through research, testing, and evaluation
There is a need to compile and amplify existing research that demonstrates the proven benefits of supportive cancer care while supporting additional third-party data and research demonstrating supportive cancer care improves quality of life, extends survivorship, and reduces costs. This can be the foundational case study to advocate to states and the federal government to adopt comprehensive models for reimbursing supportive cancer care.
- Identify and engage officials in states where there is an opportunity to test and evaluate successful supportive cancer care models through cross-sector collaboration.
- Educate key audiences about the positive impacts of the supportive care approach on quality of life, outcomes, and higher-value, lower-cost care over the long term, and advocate for adoption in other states.
- Advocate for a public analysis summarizing studies on the impacts of supportive cancer care, including reducing overall healthcare costs.
Employer Focus
Increase employer understanding of and commitment to supportive cancer care, and work in partnership to support employees
Employers can play a key role in driving access to supportive cancer care and need to be more fully engaged as integrated partners in cross-sector advocacy for supportive care.
Employers can serve as a key advocate, both internally and externally, for increasing equitable access to supportive cancer care that better helps employees who may be living with cancer, survivors, or caregivers.
To work towards this, we will create a multipronged program that will guide employers to understand the benefits of supportive care for their employees, evaluate their current policies, advocate for improved coverage options, and amplify demand for better coverage and services within their organizations and industries.