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Insurance Issues

We understand that financial and insurance issues can be stressful and confusing for cancer patients. We want to do everything possible to ease your financial worries so that you can concentrate on getting well. As a patient, you have the added advantage of dedicated staff members who work to ensure that you receive your full insurance benefits. We don't want you to ever get over-whelmed by insurance paperwork. Simply call the Insurance Department, and we will assist you.

With the monumental changes in the healthcare system over the last few years, both patients and healthcare providers now carry a greater burden in understanding and complying with guidelines outlined in individual insurance plans. Patients who do not follow the guidelines of their particular insurance coverage may be responsible for payment of fees and services; therefore, it is important that cancer patients determine what their coverage allows prior to beginning treatment.

Living Without Benefits

For cancer patients who are not covered by an insurance plan, financial services and patient assistance programs are available on a local, regional and national basis. See Table A for a list of some of these resources and entitlements. These services include programs, such as patient drug assistance programs sponsored by virtually every major pharmaceutical company. Patients who know they are uninsured or underinsured should contact our patient services office for advice on how to participate or enroll in these services.

TABLE A