Health Care Archives

07 Aug Triage Cancer Interview with Gabby Salinas, Cancer Survivor and Candidate for Tennessee Senate

Posted at 08:00h in Advocacy by Triage Cancer

Triage Cancer Interview with Gabby Salinas, Cancer Survivor and Candidate for Tennessee Senate Can you tell our audience who you are and how you are involved with the cancer community? My name is Gabby Salinas, I am a three-time cancer survivor who started her cancer journey...

03 May News You Need: Medicare, Caregiving, Penalties, & More

Posted at 08:00h in Federal/State News and Updates by Triage Cancer

This week we bring you information that may be useful to you and updates from a few states . . . National News: It was announced last week that Medicare will require hospitals to post their standard prices online and make electronic medical resources more readily...

01 Mar How States are Changing Health Insurance Rules

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

In an ongoing effort to keep you up to date on the many proposed and approved changes to our health care system and how they might impact the cancer community, this week, we bring you updates from around the country. If you don’t live in one...

13 Feb Medicaid Work Requirements & the Cancer Community

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

There has been discussion in the news over the last few weeks about the President’s decision to allow states to require that people “work” in order to receive Medicaid. This is referred to as the Medicaid work requirement. We want to break down these changes...

12 Apr National Healthcare Decisions Day: Saturday, 4/16!

Posted at 10:00h in Estate Planning by Triage Cancer

National Healthcare Decisions Day, or NHDD, is a national call to action, to build awareness and spark conversation on the importance of advance care planning. The theme for 2016 is “It Always Seems Too Early, Until It’s Too Late.” The main goals of NHDD are to...

14 Jan Medical Decision Making – Plan Ahead!

Posted at 12:39h in Estate Planning by Triage Cancer

by Michelle Shagenov, Esq. In November, I discussed basic estate planning tips and estate planning as the key to retaining control of YOUR affairs, for as long as you are able to do so. I also noted that developing an estate plan is an individualized process that...