Legal & Practical Issues for the Cancer Community

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09 Nov Discrimination Against Caregivers at Work

Posted at 09:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Caregiving, Employment, Medical Care, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Since the pandemic hit, caregivers have complained of increased discrimination against them at work. Complaints include unfair, negative evaluations, punitive workloads, and schedule changes that forced them out of employment. What is Family Responsibilities Discrimination? Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) is when an employer discriminates against an employee...

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04 Nov How to Reduce Your Chance of Medication Errors

Posted at 09:00h in Advocacy, Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Caregiving, Medical Care, Partners by Triage Cancer

Medication errors, which occur in hospitals, care facilities, and at home, can lead to serious health consequences, including death. Therefore, it’s critical that you learn how to reduce your chance of medication errors. Medication issues in hospitals and healthcare facilities Collectively, patients in hospitals and healthcare facilities...

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02 Nov Cancer and Credit Scores: What Affects It and How to Fix It

Posted at 09:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Finances, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

How are cancer and credit scores connected? The financial burden of a serious illness like cancer can leave you struggling to rebuild your finances, long after completing treatment. Even after eliminating unnecessary costs by finding the right insurance plan for your situation (see Triage Cancer’s...

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28 Oct Are COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Legal? Are there exceptions?

Posted at 19:54h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, COVID-19, Employment by Triage Cancer

As more employers require their employees to get vaccinated, the federal government’s requirement for larger employers to have vaccine mandates moves forward, and schools are considering vaccine requirements for students, you might be wondering: are COVID-19 vaccine mandates legal? The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention...

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26 Oct How COVID-19 Policy Helps the Cancer Community

Posted at 09:00h in Advocacy, Cancer-Related Legal Issues, COVID-19, Employment, Finances, Health Insurance, Medical Care by Triage Cancer

Nearly two years into the pandemic, COVID-19 policy is helping the cancer community in often unapparent ways. This new legislation is giving relief to people who have lost their jobs, had their hours reduced, lost their insurance, can’t pay their rent, and so much more....

Patient Empowerment Network. PATIENT ADVOCACY: 7 WAYS TO ACCESS MEDICAL JOURNALS FOR FREE

19 Oct Patient Advocacy: 7 Ways to Access Medical Journals for Free

Posted at 08:00h in Advocacy, Cancer-Related Legal Issues by Triage Cancer

From our partner, Patient Empowerment Network (PEN), which provides free expert online resources on diagnosis and testing, treatment, clinical trials, financing cancer treatment, recovery, and everything in between. . . Patient Advocacy: 7 Ways To Access Medical Journal Articles For Free Has this ever happened to you?...

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14 Oct Does Asking About Vaccination Status Break the Law?

Posted at 09:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, COVID-19, Employment, Health Insurance, Medical Care by Triage Cancer

Does asking about your COVID-19 vaccination status break the law? Specifically, does it violate HIPAA or FERPA? The answer may surprise you: probably not! Questions about the COVID-19 Vaccination and the Law You can’t escape the COVID-19 news these days – Delta variants, mask mandates, vaccine mandates....

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12 Oct Are You on a Medicare Cliff? Finding Out Can Save You Money.

Posted at 06:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Finances, Health Insurance, Medicare, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

If you are on Medicare, but have a higher income level, you might be on the edge of a “cliff” without knowing it. What is a Medicare cliff? Medicare Part B monthly premiums are what you pay each month to have coverage. Premiums are based on your...

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07 Oct The Importance of Taking Notes at Medical Appointments

Posted at 09:00h in Advocacy, Caregiving, Medical Care, Partners, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

You listen carefully as your doctors discuss diagnoses, tests, procedures, and medications. But when you don’t take notes, it’s hard to remember what you hear. In fact, research shows that most patients struggle to correctly remember what doctors say during appointments. The importance of taking...

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05 Oct News You Need: Open Enrollment Deadlines, Cancelling Student Loans, Help with Food & More

Posted at 09:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Disability Insurance, Exercise & Nutrition, Finances, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Here is the latest news you need about laws and programs that may impact the cancer community, including changes to open enrollment deadlines, and a new special enrollment period. And, you'll also learn about automatically cancelling student loans, more help with food benefits, help for...