Advocacy and Public Policy

The purpose of these resources is to explain the unintended consequences of alternative funding programs, raise attention to the risks for employers and employees, and provide more ethical cost containment strategies for employer-sponsored health plans.

Alternative Funding Programs - Protecting Patients Against Alternative Funding Programs (2-pager)
Alternative Funding Programs - What Employers Need to Know
Alternative Funding Programs - What Employers Need to Know (1-pager)

Insurance companies and benefits consultants often recommend cost-saving strategies that control patients’ access to healthcare services—practices known as utilization management (UM). This toolkit will help achieve a deeper understanding of UM practices and their unintended consequences on the health and well-being of employees. Learn more >>

Biomarker testing leads to more effective targeted treatments, avoiding ineffective and potentially harmful treatments, and improved patient outcomes. See our new biomarker testing toolkit to help benefits managers, human resources professionals, and others to better understand the increasing importance of biomarker testing in cancer treatment. Learn more >>

Published in July, 2022, reflecting the perspectives of more than 2700 cancer caregivers, the report identifies many of the concerns and needs they have as they participate in shared treatment decision-making. Learn more >>

Published in 2019, the CancerCare Patient Values Manifesto is based on the premise that people with cancer and their clinical care teams have a fundamental right to relationships rooted in mutual respect, where communication is open and culturally competent, plain language information is exchanged, goals are shared and patients’ priorities are acknowledged throughout the continuum of care. Learn more >>

Launched in early 2017, this multi-faceted project intends to reframe the national healthcare policy dialogue to include what’s important to patients and their families, and to incorporate patients’ values and priorities into treatment decision-making models. Learn more >>

Published in May, 2016, reflecting the perspectives of thousands of Americans diagnosed with cancer, the report identifies many needs and concerns that people experience along the continuum of living with and beyond cancer. Learn more >>