Buying health insurance through the government marketplace will cost less in the fall for Pennsylvanians as the state creates its own online platform for selling policies, ending the federal government’s role. Saying goodbye to healthcare.gov means that premium rates are expected to be about 5% lower for health insurance coverage that goes into effect Jan. 1 when …
Lee Tomlinson knew his Stage III throat cancer could cost him his life. What he didn’t know is that it would cost him his home, his savings and his career. When Tomlinson received his diagnosis in 2013, he was an award-winning TV producer. Two years later, his cancer was in remission—but his finances were on …
NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The diagnostics industry is highly diverse, with a vast number of testing methods already on the market and a consistent flow of new technologies. In fact, diagnostics are no longer just about the detection of diseases, and now play a major role in the entire healthcare process – from screening, …
Pokémon Go players in Singapore recently raised funds to help one of their community’s members pay for her cancer treatment The Covid-19 pandemic may have prevented the Pokémon Go community from meeting in person this year, but that hasn’t stopped their sense of community spirit. According to Channel News Asia, this year’s Pokémon Go Fest will …
The Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation has provided a $1 million gift toward a technology enhancement for radiation oncology services offered by the Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital. The generous gift represents contributions from hundreds of donors who have supported the cancer center in recent years, along with proceeds from the annual Abben Cancer Center …
Here, a survivor lists some alternative ways that patients with cancer or survivors in need of flexible employment can earn extra money Ryan Hamner is a four-time survivor of Hodgkin lymphoma, a musician, and an award-winning author. In 2011, he wrote and recorded, “Where Hope Lives” for the American Cancer Society and the song for …
An Ontario man in the midst of a decade-long fight with cancer struck it big with a $1-million lottery win, a windfall he’ll use to ease the financial impact of the disease. According to the OLG, Deny Haynes, a 61-year-old welder from Bewdley, Ont., won the top prize in the Instant $1 Million Royale. Haynes …
Tickets for the 2020 Cash and Cars Lottery benefiting Albertans battling cancer are now on sale, with Truman Homes contributing two of the top prizes: a $1.3 million home in West District and a $313,000 condo in Cornerstone, in the city’s northeast. The annual fundraiser has invested more than $34 million into cancer research, programs …
In this post, learn more about financial toxicity and how to combat it. Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother. A cancer diagnosis often brings a devastating blow to …
Patients in the public system are often unable to access life-changing treatments, such as immunotherapy for stage three melanoma, which are available to private patients. Two patients arrive to a clinic. They are the same age, gender and height. They live within a five-minute drive of each another and they support the same sports team. …