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26 Jan Cancer & Employment: International Series – Canada

Posted at 14:59h in Employment by Triage Cancer

After years of advocating for a national disabilities act in Canada, the calls from disability-rights activists and persons with disabilities have been answered. Carla Qualtrough, minister of sport and persons with disabilities, initiated a pending national act for people with disabilities that will be enacted sometime...

24 Jan Changes to our Health Care System under President Trump

Posted at 08:00h in Advocacy, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Triage Cancer believes that access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage and medical care is critical to improving the health and well-being of the cancer community. To that end, we will continue to provide you with updates on what is happening in Washington, D.C. and...

23 Jan Post-Election Update: How health insurance may be changing

Posted at 11:30h in Advocacy, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

As we have reported since the election, changes to our health care system are likely to occur in 2017 and beyond. While we wait for further action by Congress, we will continue to provide you with information about some of the the possible changes to...

19 Jan Post-Election Update: Are HSAs a health care solution?

Posted at 09:00h in Advocacy, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

As we anxiously await further action by Congress, we want to continue to share with you some of the possible changes to our health care system. Today we are talking about if high deductible health plans and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are a health care...

17 Jan Post Election Update: Changes to Medicare

Posted at 09:29h in Advocacy, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Established in 1965, Medicare now covers nearly 48 million seniors and an additional 9 million people with disabilities. For information about Medicare, read our previous blogs or our Quick Guide to Medicare. Congressional leaders have indicated that there are changes to Medicare on the way. Medicare’s...

12 Jan Post-Election Update: What does the Budget have to do with the ACA?

Posted at 12:04h in Advocacy by Triage Cancer

There have been many stories in the news over the last few weeks about potential changes to our health care system and last night the Senate voted on a budget resolution that started the ball rolling on to repeal provisions of the Affordable Care Act...

10 Jan Getting Back to Work: Ticket to Work Program

Posted at 12:25h in Disability Insurance, Employment by Triage Cancer

If you are receiving disability benefits because of a cancer diagnosis, you may be considering going back to work. You may even be eager to get back to the normalcy of working. As Americans, we get a great sense of worth and identity from our...

29 Dec Survivorship, Activism, and Cross-Cultural Relationships

Posted at 09:33h in Advocacy by Triage Cancer

By Ruth Ebenstein I was nursing my baby when I got the bomb-drop. "That lump is cancer. If the pathology report comes back negative, I'm going to think it's a mistake." Breast cancer? Mixed in with mother’s milk? In addition to my baby, I had two others sons...

27 Dec Medical Marijuana: A Post-Election Update

Posted at 12:02h in Advocacy, Cancer-Related Legal Issues by Triage Cancer

On Election Day, voters across the country showed they were in favor of legalizing medical marijuana, and in some states, recreational marijuana as well. California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada voted to legalize the recreational use marijuana, while Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota passed ballot initiatives...

22 Dec Difficult Conversations: Estate Planning

Posted at 09:09h in Estate Planning by Triage Cancer

Estate planning and talking about end of life issues is one of the most difficult conversations to have with a loved one. Nobody likes to think about their own mortality, much less make a plan for it. Nevertheless, end of life conversations are vitally important...

26 Jan Cancer & Employment: International Series – Canada

24 Jan Changes to our Health Care System under President Trump

23 Jan Post-Election Update: How health insurance may be changing

19 Jan Post-Election Update: Are HSAs a health care solution?

17 Jan Post Election Update: Changes to Medicare

12 Jan Post-Election Update: What does the Budget have to do with the ACA?

29 Dec Survivorship, Activism, and Cross-Cultural Relationships

27 Dec Medical Marijuana: A Post-Election Update

22 Dec Difficult Conversations: Estate Planning

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