Financial Issues

The financial navigation program at Taussig Cancer Institute provides patient assistance and helps them understand out-of-pocket costs.

This essay way written by Meaghan Connors from the Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology Department nominating registered nurse, LeSandra Bertch, for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award.

The Food and Drug Administration revealed its pilot program, designed to assist oncologists and patients requesting access to unapproved therapies in the cancer space.

Mixing cancer and bipolar illness is not a winning cocktail in the long-term health care industry.

A look at the job world as a cancer survivor.

The PAN Foundation today opened a new patient assistance program for people living with carcinoid syndrome.

Triage Cancer provides updated materials to help you with open enrollment, as well as share new resources you might find helpful.

At Triage Cancer, we know that one of the most effective ways to lower your out-of-pocket medical costs is to make sure that you have adequate health insurance that meets your individual needs.

When someone is faced with a cancer diagnosis and treatment, they often wonder “do I need to go out on disability?” Unfortunately, they aren’t always sure what that actually means, or that it could mean multiple things.

The PAN Foundation today opened a new patient assistance program for people living with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a rare type of blood cancer that originates in the lymphatic system and is characterized by an excess of abnormal white blood cells and proteins called immunoglobulins.

Barriers to treatment can be an uphill battle for patients with cancer; however, one company is here to help.

During the 2019 Miami Breast Cancer Conference, an expert discussed financial toxicity and the role of healthcare providers in addressing the cost of care with their patients.

Medical care for blood cancer imposes high out-of-pocket costs for patients and families.

Of all the health care regulations coming out of the current administration, the recent drug rebate proposal presents a new opportunity to significantly lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare patients. But like most things in health care, there is more complexity to the administration’s proposed changes to pharmaceutical company rebates than initially meets the eye.

Shouldn’t we at least have the courtesy to supply the drug at no cost to those who took it as part of the trial?

President Donald J. Trump announced his plan to amp up the fight against childhood cancer, and to lower prescription drug costs.

Many federal employees and their dependents may be anxious about paying their medical bills.

A recent survey demonstrated the common tradeoffs most patients report regarding treatment decisions, highlighting the importance of shared decision making.

The high cost of treatment for cancer places a heavy burden on patients and their families, often leading to stress-related illnesses. Is there a solution?

Even living in a country with socialized medicine, cancer debt is an unfortunate side effect of treatment, making holiday shopping a challenge

Health care shouldn't be a fight, but it is. I tell my story of fighting for an MRI in a hope that I illuminate the cracks in our system in a hope we can make change, so no one falls through those cracks.

What’s the best plan for lowering cancer drug prices? A panel of experts debated the possibilities.

Cancer is costly. What if I did not have health insurance or a steady paycheck? Would I have fallen through the cracks and died of metastatic breast cancer before anybody told me I was sick? An exercise in role-playing taught me that there is help available.

When Paul Isenberg’s wife, Nicole, was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma shortly after the birth of their child, Gabrielle, the couple realized two things: how blessed they were and that some people going through cancer have nobody to turn to.

Individuals are willing to make great sacrifices to pay for their cancer treatment.

For some with overwhelming medical expenses, bankruptcy can offer a solution.

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The increase in health insurance deductibles has affected health care for many cancer patients. These changes contribute to unnecessary stress in the lives of some affected by breast cancer. Read one survivor's viewpoint.