Legal & Practical Issues for the Cancer Community

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...

20 Dec Important News Regarding Changes to Medicare

Posted at 13:01h in Advocacy, Health Insurance, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

The new year will bring changes to Medicare. Click here to see what Medicare will cost in 2017. Also, if you recently became eligible for Medicare, but thought it would be less expensive to keep your Marketplace coverage because you get financial assistance to pay for...

15 Dec The Future of Clinical Trials is Now

Posted at 10:59h in Clinical Trials, Partners by Triage Cancer

Triage Cancer believes that everyone should have access to quality cancer care. Sometimes, that care comes in the form of a clinical trial. We have a number of resources on clinical trials, but wanted to share with you a newer resource from one of our...

13 Dec Gift Ideas for a Cancer Patient

Posted at 09:18h in Caregiving, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

When someone close to you is sick, the instinct is to shower that person with love in the form of chocolate, flowers, and balloons. This is a very kind instinct, but when someone is going through cancer treatment or in the hospital, you may need...

02 Dec Why Pre-Existing Condition Protections Are Not Enough

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

Over the last week, we have continued to hear about proposed changes to our health care system from the President-elect and members of Congress. Some of those changes would have a significant impact on the cancer community. Next week, we will start to break down...

23 Nov The Affordable Care Act: An Overview of the Consumer Protections

Posted at 16:08h in Advocacy by Triage Cancer

The cancer community has benefited tremendously from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). As we have talked about in the past, the ACA is a complex law effecting multiple aspects of health care in this country. One of the most important things the...