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Conference helps cancer patients learn tips for using health insurance and how to manage stress

03 Oct Triage Cancer Hosts Final 2024 Conference

Posted at 10:00h in Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

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Dollar For helps with medical debt and hospital bills through charity care

30 Jan Dollar For Helps Patients Get Charity Care, Crush Medical Debt

Posted at 08:00h in Partners by mruckman

Staying on top of hospital bills and medical expenses in the midst of cancer treatment can be an overwhelming challenge. But for many patients, there is relief from hospital bills. It’s called “charity care.” What Is Charity Care? How Does It Help You? Charity care is a...

Military and veterans with family doing taxes using tax assistance: VITA, TCE

12 Dec Tax Assistance Help for Veterans

Posted at 09:52h in Finances by mruckman

Does dealing with your taxes feel overwhelming? Not sure where to start? There are tax assistance programs that can help Veterans file their taxes and save money. Veteran Tax Assistance Programs Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) provides...

Female student fanning money saved for student loans for payment plan

21 Nov Can I Lower My Student Loan Payments Through the New SAVE Plan?

Posted at 08:00h in Finances by mruckman

If you’re among the millions of individuals in the U.S. who have student loans, you should know about the Biden Administration’s new student loan repayment plan: the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. This blog will explain what is the SAVE Plan, how it may...

24 Oct WTF (What the Finance) Is a Qualified Charitable Distribution?

Posted at 14:11h in Finances by Triage Cancer

Ever wonder how to make donations to a charity from your IRA? This blog from our partner and certified financial planner, Kristi Sullivan, explains what you need to know . . . To encourage you not to leave all the year-end tasks until, well, the end...

HeathWell Foundation. When health insurance is not enough.

13 Jun HealthWell Foundation: Copay assistance for cancer patients

Posted at 08:00h in Finances, Partners by Triage Cancer

The HealthWell Foundation, a nationally recognized non-profit organization, has served as a safety net across over 85 disease areas for more than 822,000 underinsured patients. HealthWell has provided over $3.3 billion in financial support through more than 1.3 million grants to access life-changing medical treatments patients otherwise...

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27 Apr How Do I Take Withdrawals in Retirement? Methods 1 & 2.

Posted at 08:00h in Finances, Partners by Triage Cancer

Did you miss Tuesday's introductory blog? Read it now! Method 1 Taxable (non-retirement) accounts first, Tax-deferred accounts second, Roth accounts last. Pros: Allows retirement accounts to grow for the longest time tax-deferred/free. May allow Roth money to be passed on to heirs. Lower tax bills in early retirement...

05 Jul Training Designed Just for Oncology Health Care Professionals

Posted at 08:00h in Cancer-Related Legal Issues, Finances, Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Understanding the U.S. health care system, health insurance, disability insurance, and managing finances, is confusing on a good day. But when the need to understand these topics is amplified by a serious medical condition like cancer, there is even more to unpack. The consequences of...

A woman holds up an umbrella and money is falling from the sky, representing the protections of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

26 Apr Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Everything You Need to Know

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a relatively new federal agency that, as its name suggests, watches out for consumers when it comes to financial products. Financial products are things like bank accounts, mortgages, credit cards, student loans, and car loans. The CFPB works to...

Piggy bank with a graduation cap sitting next to money in a jar.

02 Sep Automatic Student Loan Forgiveness for People with Disabilities

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

Breaking News: Thanks to a new decision by the U.S. Department of Education, many people with disabilities will receive automatic student loan forgiveness through the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge program! What is a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Discharge? If you have a disability and...