Most employers offer cancer benefits. Almost none cover what happens in the first 30 days after diagnosis when fertility decisions have to be made quickly, and can impact reproductive options often permanently.
Nearly 80,000 young American adults are diagnosed with cancer each year. Fewer than half discuss fertility preservation before treatment begins. That gap doesn't just affect patients; it creates downstream liability for employers through avoidable costs and delayed care, leaving employees to navigate irreversible decisions without support.
Oncofertility, the integration of fertility preservation into cancer care, is one of the fastest-growing gaps in employer benefits, yet remains one of the least understood and least supported areas in employer benefits today.
In this webinar, clinical leaders from Maven and Color share new findings from a national survey of HR and benefits leaders on how employers are approaching oncofertility today and where they're exposed.
Dr. Neel Shah, MD, MPP, FACOG, is Chief Medical Officer of Maven Clinic, the world's largest digital clinic for women's and family health, and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He oversees the design and delivery of Maven's care model, serving 28 million people globally in all phases of life. As a physician-scientist, Dr. Shah has written over 100 articles, and contributed to four books, and was also a term advisor to the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Shah has been recognized with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian of the Year Award from the March of Dimes, and serves on the boards of Neighborhood Villages and Diana Health.
Dr. Rebecca Miksad is a mission-driven Physician-Scientist with extensive expertise in cancer and patient-centric health technology and AI solutions. As Chief Medical Officer at Color Health, she oversees Color’s medical and clinical functions, driving the expansion of cancer screening, diagnostics, care navigation, and survivorship tools for program participants.
Dr. Miksad previously founded and led the Strategic Affairs team and Research Unit at Flatiron Health, developing pioneering healthtech products and establishing industry standards for real-world data. Her work has influenced FDA guidances and advanced Health Equity initiatives. With over 100 scientific publications, Dr. Miksad is an internationally recognized leader in oncology, clinical trials and data science. She established the first High Risk Cancer Genetics clinic at Boston Medical Center, where she is an Associate Professor and continues to care for patients. She previously directed the Gastrointestinal Cancer program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and conducted NIH-funded research.
Clinically trained as a medical oncologist, Dr. Miksad holds an MD with Honors from Cornell University and an MPH in Clinical Effectiveness from Harvard University. For more on her vision on how to impact cancer at scale, read the personally penned article here. Her publications on PubMed can be found here.
Lisa March is a seasoned commercial operator focused on scaling global go-to-market teams, and strategic partnerships. Today, Lisa serves as VP of Employer Growth at Maven Clinic, the world's largest digital health platform for women and families. Maven covers 28 million lives worldwide in partnership with 2,300+ industry-leading clients including Amazon, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley.
Prior to Maven, Lisa spent over a decade driving enterprise business development and go-to-market strategy at Silicon Valley startups, Amazon, and Yahoo. Lisa's passion for inclusive healthcare is deeply personal – as a breast cancer survivor who navigated cancer treatment and fertility preservation during the pandemic, she is a fierce advocate for benefits that meet people where they are. She believes strongly in one-size-fits-one care, and that mission drives everything she does at Maven.
Lisa holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science from Loyola Marymount University. She lives in Seattle with her husband, infant son, and two cats. When she's not playing with the baby, you'll find her catching live music, exploring Washington wine country, or out in nature.
