Can better cancer care lower company's health costs? [Reuters (UK)]
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Can better cancer care lower company's health costs? | Reuters 5 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) - When companies try to tackle rising healthcare costs, shifting more of the burden to employees is increasingly the strategy of choice. But Activision Blizzard, an entertainment company that employs more than 6,000 people in the United States, has been spending less on healthcare than projected for the last few years, in large part because it is offering better options for cancer care. “I’m a cancer survivor myself. I know what it’s like when you get a diagnosis,” said human resources head Milt Ezzard, who joined the Santa Monica, California-based company six years ago. “You go into a black hole and just get through it.” Cancer is one of the most expensive conditions to treat, driving about 20 percent of a company’s healthcare spend, said Hugh Ma, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Robin Care, which guides workers through cancer illnesses. Rather than focus on the big picture of cuttin
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