Cancer Screening Benefits for Health Plans

Additional benefits of cancer screening for health plans:

• Cancer Screening Increases Member Satisfaction

Members prefer plans with the highest quality, personalized, preventative healthcare

• Cancer Screening Makes Health Plans More Competitive

High HEDIS® Scores and member satisfaction are a competitive advantage

The National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) includes colorectal, breast and cervical cancer screening as part of the Health Plan Employer Data Information Set (HEDIS) quality measures.

“…employers are more likely to offer plans with strong absolute and relative HEDIS … performance measures”

Chernew et al, “Quality and Employers Choice of Health Plans”, Journal of Health Economics, May, 2004

HEDIS is a registered trademark of the National Committee of Quality Assurance.