Better Value Health
Brought to you by Setu Vora, MD who is currently the Chief Medical Officer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Pequot Health Care. In this podcast we explore new ideas, challenges, and opportunities in healthcare in the United States. This podcast unlocks ways for American workers and employers to save lives and save money. We will talk with interesting and innovative leaders in this space about all things health and the business of healthcare in America.
Better Value Health
Episode 6: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection at a Tribal Nation
In this episode, I share our experience with cancer prevention and multi-cancer early detection at the Tribal Nation. This episode was recorded at my speaking engagement at The Conference Board 24th Annual Employee Health Care Conference on March 19th, 2024 in San Diego.
We will review the burden of cancer in Native communities, the risk factors, the earlier age onset and later stage at diagnosis, and the overall lower life expectancy. We will focus on how as a nation we need to accelerate primary prevention of cancer while we also encourage early detection with screening tests that are recommended by the USPSTF. We will review how multi-cancer early detection with Galleri by Grail fits into our population health strategy at the Tribal Nation.
United States is going to spend over 6.8 Trillion dollars a year on healthcare by 2030. Almost 90% of employers think the cost of providing health benefits would be unsustainable in the next five to 10 years. Meanwhile, Americans have the highest maternal and infant mortality, the lowest life expectancy at birth, and the highest death rates for avoidable or treatable conditions among high-income countries.
At Pequot Health Care, we work with innovative brokers, consultants, and employers who have had enough. Our mission at Pequot Health Care is to help people get Better Value Health.
Through our independent Third Party Administration service along with our independent and truly transparent clinical pharmacy service, we help you bring down the giant costs- of diseases and of drugs. Visit us at pequothealthcare.com and let us talk about your wishes and ideas for Better Value Health.