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A Project of the Washington CARES About Cancer Partnership AND 80% by 2018 Employer Challenge
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A Project of the Washington CARES About Cancer Partnership
AND
80% by 2018 Employer Challenge
Outline
Why Screen for Colon Cancer? What is 80% by 2018? What is the Employer Challenge? Your Steps to Success. Tools and Other Resources.
Why Screen for Colon Cancer?
Anyone can get colon cancer- In Washington State: #2 most commonly diagnosed
cancer ,#2 leading cause of cancer death Screening can save lives - but only if people get tested
-One third of adults 50+ are not screened
- Early detection five year survival = 90%- Only 40% of cases diagnosed at this stage
- Late detection five year survival = 13%
Why Screen for Colon Cancer?
In Washington State: 2,700 new cases in 2015; 990 deathsColorectal Cancer (CRC) screening rates vary
Commercial insurance CRC rate: 60% Medicaid CRC rate: 43% (-17%)
Regular colon cancer screenings can reduce CRC deaths by 30%.
* Washington State Department of Health (2013). Health of Washington: Colorectal Cancer* WA Health Alliance. Disparities in Care 2015 Report
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Why Screen for Colon Cancer?
Regular screening, beginning at age 50, is the key
Colon cancer almost always develops from precancerous polyps
Screening tests can find precancerous polyps, so that they can be removed before they turn into cancer.
What is 80% by 2018?
Nation-wide initiative led by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT)
Goal: 80% of 50+ by 2018 Employers and wellness
coordinators have critical role!
What is the Employer Challenge?
Encourages Washington employers to help achieve colon cancer screening goal
Engages employees and community through education and activities.
Move from 64% screening rates to 80% by 2018
What is the Employer Challenge?
Why reach out to employers? 160 million Americans (50%) have health insurance
through corporate health plans. Direct medical expenses and indirect costs related to
cancer cost employers thousands of dollars each year.
For more information: C-Change, MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE: How Engaging Employees in Preventive Care Can Reduce Healthcare Costs, Spring 2008
Total cost $216.6 billion
Direct medical costs (total of all health expenditures)
$86.6 billion
Indirect mortality costs (cost of lost productivity due to premature death)
$130.0 billion
The Cost Burden of Cancer
*.068% of members of commercial insurance plans file cancer claims; yet these claims = 10% of all medical costs
*Cancer is the leading cause of short/long-term disability – 11.8% of total claims
*10-38% of all employees with cancer DO NOT return to work.
*Higher levels of absenteeism for caregivers resulting in reduced productivity*52% among women caregivers;34% among men
caregivers*Lost productivity costs to employers for full-time caregivers is approximately $33.6 billion.
* National Alliance for Caregiving, AARP, Caregiving in the U.S. 2009.
* National Business Group on Health/Cancer Continuum of Care
• Accept the challenge and enroll now!Commit
• Baseline screening rates• Screening coverage under
company insurance plansLearn
• Use the tool box to meet your needs
• Promote screenings twice a yearPromote
• Track your screening rates;report in June of each year
Track• Share results with your
employees, project contact and community
Share
Your Steps to Success
Your Steps to Success
Some ideas to get you started
Policy
Flex time for
screenings
Reminders
Birthday card
reminders
Partner with your insurance company
Awareness
Open enrollme
nt
Flyers, posters, internal
web portals
Events
• Lunch & learn
• Dress in BLUE day
• Colon Cancer Awareness (March)
Tools, Forms and Other Resources
80% by 2018 Information Colon cancer information Print materials (postcards,
flyers, infographics, posters.) Sample workplace policies Sample action plans Email Templates Social media messaging
Go to 80% by 2018 Employer Challenge at www.WACancer.org.
Let’s get behind Colorectal Screening!
Note: Use members of your team and make your own poster!
Questions?
Cynthia EichnerAmerican Cancer [email protected]
Jill MaughanWisehartWashington State Department of [email protected]
Anita Mitchell IslerColon STARS206-778-3532 [email protected]
For more information, contact:
