Legal & Financial
What do you need to know about your rights in the workplace? How do you navigate the health insurance maze? How can you maximize job security/benefits and minimize stress when dealing with the avalanche of paperwork and red tape that comes with a cancer diagnosis.
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Cancer on a Shoestring
Advice from three attorneys who specialize in workplace issues of lower-income cancer patients.
Dealing with cancer can be more stressful for lower-income employees than for those with better-paying jobs, bigger savings accounts and better health insurance plans. Here, some advice and resources.
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Conquering Insurance Iss...
Help with no coverage, out-of-pocket expenses, costly premiums or worries about future coverage.
If you are not offered insurance from your employer and you don't have your own private health insurance policy, you may be eligible for a public program. In general, if you are age 65 and above…
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Financial Assistance fo...
Services providing transportation to treatment, access to medication, lodging, or other necessities.
A diagnosis of cancer can quickly impose an economic burden on you and your family, especially for those in lower income brackets. Costs for surgery, other treatments and medication can mount...
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New Insurance Legislatio...
Making use of health care reform and other laws protecting cancer patients' access to insurance.
The provisions Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 are in place, and other changes are being instituted by The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)…
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Self-Employed, With Cancer
Strategies for dealing with work, finances and insurance issues when you're your own boss.
Being self-employed is itself a feat, as any of the more than 14 million Americans who are their own bosses can attest. Add to the mix a diagnosis of cancer, and the days can seem overwhelming…
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Your Legal Rights in the...
Take advantage of disability and family leave laws -- they're designed to help you.
A federal law that most people have heard of, but don't usually think has anything to do with a disease like cancer is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). However...
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Filing For Disability Du...
Thinking about short- or long-term disability.
Whether your disability from cancer is expected to be short- or long-term, it helps to know the differences between the two and understand how to apply for each type of disability benefit.
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Finding Legal Assistance
Learn more about your rights and options as an employee with cancer.
For cancer patients, it can feel like double jeopardy. Besides dealing with health issues, you may encounter some legal problems on your route to recovery. Many legal problems reported…
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Healthcare Reform: What ...
Find out exactly what the health care reform offers cancer patients and survivors.
Reading through the entire 906-page health care reform bill--formally known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act--is possible, as it's posted on the internet. But to save time…
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A Guide to Insurance
Tips on troubleshooting insurance problems and alternatives to conventional plans.
Patients with cancer must often wage two battles: They fight to regain their health, and fight to get what they deserve from their insurance plans. Here's how to get the most out of your coverage...
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Top Three Legal Question...
What are you obligated to disclose to your employer? How do you keep your job while out on leave?
Generally, under the law you do not need to disclose anything about your diagnosis to a current or potential employer. There are, however, a couple of situations when you are required to reveal...
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Top Three Insurance Ques...
Will I be able to stay on my employer’s insurance policy? What do I do if COBRA runs out?
If you are taking leave, look into how long you will be allowed to stay on your employer’s health insurance policy by contacting human resources. If you are terminated because leave time runs out...
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