Building what’s next in cancer care

It’s a system that tends to fail people at many different places along the journey: in the vulnerability following diagnosis, in the space between visits, and, when the bills come, what it all costs. Advances in early detection and new immunotherapies continue to revolutionize cancer treatment. Clinical teams on the ground push forward at full strength. Still, the cumulative system of care that informs how people experience cancer has not evolved at the same pace.

With Thyme Care, we made a big bet: that by focusing on the parts of the patient experience that too often go unsupported and aligning the incentives of everyone involved in their care, we could build a model that creates better outcomes for all of us — and make it sustainable for everyone. That model, trusted by payers, providers, and the individual at the heart of it all, quickly proved that outcomes-based cancer care works.

Along the way, we never lost sight of the larger challenge ahead of us. And today, it’s clearer than ever that one company, with one approach, tackling just one piece of the puzzle simply isn’t enough.

As the newly established parent organization behind Thyme Care and a growing portfolio of companies, Thyme Companies develops independent businesses connected by shared technology, intelligence, and relationships.

Each business operates independently yet shares one mission: to improve cancer care for all. We measure each prospective Thyme company by that standard, going to market only when we’re confident a business makes the system better for everyone at the table at the same time: the person with cancer, the providers treating them, and the payers covering them.

To create a care system that works for everyone, we’ll need to work together to connect the people, incentives, and information that still sit in silos. Thyme Companies does just that, unlocking these resources for mutual benefit, allowing an independent family of businesses to tap a deep common reservoir of expertise, information, and technology.

Thyme Care was the first in the Thyme Companies family, but if we’re going to change cancer care at scale, it cannot be the last. Our mission depends on it.

Thyme Companies is the next leap forward in bringing that belief fully into being.

Stay tuned for what’s next.