Cancer Truth Notes: #55

Cancer Truth Note: #55 DON’T HIDE FROM MEDICAL BILLS. There are many programs to assist with the cost of treatment. Most of them are time sensitive.  If financial counseling is not provided upfront, talk to the billing department as soon as the bills arrive. Hiding...

Cancer Truth Notes: #54

Cancer Truth Note: #54 Remember EVERYTHING is negotiable! Do not assume referrals consider your financial well being. When being treated for cancer you usually have a team. Doctors may refer you to their colleagues because they work well with them, which is great. A...

Cancer Truth Notes: #53

Cancer Truth Note: #53 Doctors spend a decade or more learning how to help people. No one taught them how to run a business. Yet many doctors go into private practice and become responsible not just for patient care but also an office of staff. They often do not...

Cancer Truth Notes: #52

Cancer Truth Note: #52 Do NOT pay medical bills that insurance has not reviewed! Yesterday I told you about my car accident billing. A nice nearly round $14,999.99. After the insurance assessment I owed around $2k. There was also a note on the insurance assessment, a...

Cancer Truth Notes: #51

Cancer Truth Note: #51 Medical debt was part of 66.5% of all bankruptcies in the United States. (2019 report) In one article 20% of the 66.5% was only medical debt. We need to stop accepting the practice of price gouging in medicine and especially in pharma as normal...