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Cancer in America reveals stark disparities, affecting groups differently based on race, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, gender identity, and income. Black women, for instance, are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. Minority groups also face challenges in accessing recommended treatments. Cancer patients from racial and ethnic minority groups are also less likely to receive recommended chemotherapy and molecularly targeted treatments. ? Kaiser Permanente, a member of the Together for Supportive Cancer Care coalition, was recently highlighted in Newsweek for their dedication to comprehensive care. Their Cancer Support Line connects patients with specialists who provide assistance with non-medical needs, including financial aid, transportation, and access to healthy food. As part of the coalition, they are actively working to expand equitable access to supportive care across the nation, and through initiatives like CancerX, Kaiser Permanente collaborates with stakeholders to drive innovation and enhance equity in cancer care. ? Learn more about supportive cancer care and Kaiser Permanente's efforts to advance it: https://lnkd.in/ea-WXRZX #supportivecancercare #supportivecare

Exciting News! We are proud to be one of the founding members of the new Together for Supportive Cancer Care coalition. Together with leading organizations across the country that are working to improve equitable access to whole-person cancer care, we aim to create a future where every person with cancer receives the care they need—care that improves their outcomes and quality of life at every step of the journey. Discover the impactful work that we’re doing here: https://lnkd.in/ed-uaPwm #SupportiveCancerCare #Healthcare

We love our partnership with Oshri Cohen and Sprinto! Not only are they both so easy to work with but we have a lot of fun together, too! If you are looking for a way to stay on top of your SOC2 audit requirements, Sprinto is a great platform! #cybersecurity #startups

Later this month, Torrie Fields at TFA Analytics be joining Steven Lee and Bahamia Ulysse from ianacare team for an insightful webinar where they'll dig into six years of user data from Ianacare's innovative caregiver engagement solution. This panel will break down the trends and insights and why this is highly relevant to participants of the GUIDE model. It promises to be a great, data-driven discussion, and we hope you will join it live!

Torrie Fields, CEO and Founder of TFA Analytics, presented on a CMS panel for a special Biden Cancer Moonshot event on July 11! The event, titled “Virtual Cancer Cabinet Community Conversation on System Transformation and Continuing to Increase Access to Patient Navigation Services”, brought together cancer community experts to discuss system transformation and access to patient navigation services for families facing cancer. Check out the recording: https://lnkd.in/gmBfJEhq

Upcoming Event! The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is holding a?webinar?August 5: "Hawaii’s First-in-the-Nation Medicaid State Plan Amendment for Community Palliative Care." For the first time, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved?a Medicaid state plan amendment (SPA) to establish palliative care services provided in non-hospital settings as a Medicaid covered service. Community palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness, focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness, and provided in non-hospital and community settings across the continuum of care. By adding community palliative care as a preventive service in its Medicaid state plan, Hawaii is the first state to be able to comprehensively cover these palliative care services for its Medicaid beneficiaries. Join this webinar to learn from those who lead this important work in Hawaii and the plans for implementation: https://lnkd.in/g336ZGW3

New York State is on its way to a SPA through a collaboration spearheaded by #HPCANYS and TFA Analytics with generous grant support and stakeholder involvement. “The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a State Plan Amendment (SPA) for Hawaii that will pave the way for #palliativecare coverage through Medicaid.” https://bit.ly/4egHTQV

Our CEO Torrie Fields joined Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey Executive Director Lori Feldstein to present findings from our #palliativecare provider capacity analysis in #newjersey. This supports AB 5225, requiring a benefit be developed for community palliative care services for people receiving #medicaid with serious illness. We are so excited to see the momentum across the country supporting such necessary services be expanded for the most vulnerable. If you want to know more or bring these services to your state, talk to us! #healthequity #thisispublichealth #seriousillness

TFA is proud to be leading the efforts to design a set of comprehensive policy and payment recommendations for the delivery of palliative care services, aimed to improve the quality of life for people with serious illness in New York State and for their caregivers. #Palliativecare is appropriate at any age or stage of a person’s seious illness diagnosis and has been found to have a tremendous impact on the quality of life for people, their caregivers, their healthcare providers, for the healthcare delivery system, and for the community. This can only be done in partnership, with the New York Department of Health, Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS), Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC), C-TAC Innovations, our Advisory Committee, and the people of New York. We would love to get your feedback on what you’d like to see in a comprehensive palliative care model for Medicaid beneficiaries in #newyork! Mark your calendars! We will be holding a statewide Palliative Care Symposium in Albany, New York on May 22, 2024. The symposium is free and open to the public. It will be an opportunity for your voice to be heard and your input to be included in our recommendations. Join us! #medicaid #healthequity #healthpolicy

Our CTO, Charles Miles, MPP , has co-authored an insightful blog on the impact Advance Care Planning (ACP) could potentially have on Medicare Advantage Star Ratings. The article sheds light on how ACP could possibly enhance healthcare outcomes and improve quality metrics critical for Medicare Advantage plans. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gE7aw-4Q #HealthcareInnovation #MedicareAdvantage #Quality #StarRatings #TFAAnalytics