ealth Insurance and Financial Assistance for the Cancer Patient

You may not want to think about money right now, but it could become a problem

As a cancer patient, you may have financial resources available to help you with the mounting bills. These resources can be health insurance, government programs, disability benefits, aid from voluntary organizations, and living benefits from life insurance policies, including viaticals (viaticals will be explained later on) Even if you have health insurance, you will quickly learn that it doesn’t cover everything. And even if you are well-insured, cancer can cause financial problems.

If you have no health insurance, it can be scary. But there are some other options you may want to think about.

This article covers:

• private health insurance
• government-funded insurance plans
• options if you are uninsured
• financial issues and possible sources of help
• a list of states with health insurance risk pools
• other resources

Private health plans

Health insurance coverage helps with the medical costs that come with the diagnosis and treatment of an illness. It is important to have and keep good medical coverage. This can help you avoid money problems. Many people have private insurance through employee group plans or individual plans…. (more…)