Quick quiz: Which insurance coverage is among the fastest-growing workplace benefits? If you said critical illness insurance, give yourself a gold star. According to LIMRA, critical illness sales were up 14% last year — double the already healthy 7% jump in overall workplace benefits sales, which rose to nearly $7.7 billion in new premium in …
The effects of cancer treatment on a patient’s body are easy to see, whether it is a lack of hair on their head, sores on their skin or a look of fatigue on their face. And while there has been a lot of discussion around these impacts, a new study looks at just how much …
This is the second in a two-part series exploring the travel costs rural residents face when seeking medical care outside their communities. Rural residents across Canada often rack up thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses when travelling outside their community for healthcare. The problem is compounded by a provincial assortment of subsidy programs that can …
Financial Toxicity is a growing concern for many cancer patients and caregivers, and with the continued rise in treatment costs, it can no longer be ignored. In the United States, cancer is one of the most expensive diseases to treat, second only to heart disease, and cancer-related expenses are rising. This is, in fact, a …
Findings from a study found that health care costs for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who received treatment with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine or fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX) are driven mostly by outpatient costs (J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2020;26[7]:872-878. doi:10.18553/jmcp.2020.26.7.872). “Management of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma… places a significant financial burden on the …
Judy Liming, from Georgetown, Ohio, embodied the broken U.S. healthcare system. She was mistreated, mischarged, bankrupted, and broken by her care. Like countless other Americans, Judy, who died of complications from breast cancer this summer at the age of 65, was not a patient but a victim of American medicine. COVID-19 is currently dominating public discussion and debate. …
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, (CRCofWM) located in the Stephens Memorial Hospital Specialty Clinic building at 199 Main St, Norway, announces their schedule of FREE virtual classes for the month of September. Anyone impacted by cancer (cancer survivors and caregivers) may participate. If you are new to the CRCofWM, please call (207) …
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 …
The FDA recently expanded the indication of HPV 9-valent vaccine, recombinant. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week. Another top story was about the financial toxicity of treatment among cancer survivors. Read these and more top stories in hematology/oncology below: FDA expands Gardasil 9 approval for head and neck cancer prevention The FDA …
If the COVID-19 pandemic caused you to postpone or skip a routine screening for cancer, it’s time to reschedule. If you are experiencing non-COVID symptoms of health issues but are reluctant to see your primary care provider due to concerns about the pandemic, stop waiting. Don’t risk a bad outcome. Make the appointment. The National …