On June 21, 2022 GRAIL, LLC, a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured, and Fountain Health Insurance ("Fountain Health") reported a partnership that will offer Galleri, GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test, to Fountain Health customers at 100% coverage as part of its annual wellness benefits (Press release, Grail, JUN 21, 2022, View Source [SID1234616151]).
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"Our partnership with GRAIL is an outstanding opportunity to change the health story for thousands of people by finding cancer early so we can improve outcomes. However, saving the life of an employee or loved one is what truly will make this transformative. What better gift could you give to your employees?" says Robert J. Rossiter, chief executive officer at Fountain Health.
The Galleri test is a first-of-its-kind MCED blood test. In a clinical study, the Galleri test demonstrated the ability to detect a shared signal from more than 50 types of cancers, over 45 of which lack recommended screening tests today. Using advanced genomics and machine learning, the test also determines the origin of the cancer signal, which can then guide diagnostic workup. Early detection of cancer has been demonstrated to improve cancer outcomes, yet today, the majority of cancers are detected in late stages because only five cancer types have recommended screenings – breast, cervical, colon, lung and prostate cancers.
"We applaud Fountain Health for its commitment to proactive care and finding cancer earlier, when treatment is more likely to be successful," said Bob Ragusa, chief executive officer at GRAIL. "By offering the Galleri test and covering it at 100%, Fountain Health is helping ensure more people have access to critical health information that could give a better chance of surviving cancer, which still claims the lives of more than 600,000 people annually in the U.S."