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Financial issues
Share tips, resources, and other information related to requesting and getting the financial assistance available to you, including Social Security/SSI, Medicare and Medicaid.
Need info for my wife regarding long term/social security disability
- By misterbill412 · New reply November 8, 2009
- 13 replies
- My wife was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer 17 years ago. She did chemo and radiation. Twelve years ago there was a recurrence and they did the stem cell transplant. Ten years ago she moved to Georgia ...
Aetna High Deductable Health Insurance
- By Lukesgrandma · New reply October 26, 2009
- 10 replies
- I'm wondering if anyone out there in breast cancer land has Aetna High Deductable insurance. I'm considering switching to them in Jan. because our present plan, Anthem Blue Cross, denies my Pet scans ...
www.Medicarerights.org
- By chloemom · New reply October 3, 2009
- 1 reply
- There seems to be a lot of confusion about who is eligible for Medicare and maybe confusing the federal system of Medicare with federally funded But state operated systems of Medicaid. Medicare is a Federal ...
how long in hospice???
- By EHM · New reply September 27, 2009
- 22 replies
- a question has come up: once someone decides to stop treatment, some medical plans have a 30 day max stay allowed in hospice. What happens if you are still alive after 30 days? where do you get your pain ...
Did anyone have Blue Cross//BS cover Abraxane and Avastin?
- By Natada · New reply September 17, 2009
- 5 replies
- I was wondering if you have taken Avastin and Abraxane, did blue cross blue shield cover the expense of the treatment? If they did what state do you live in? thank you ...
Medicare & Prescription Plan D Any Suggestions
- By beccab35 · New reply September 9, 2009
- 11 replies
- Dear Friends, Thanks for your openness and sharing. It's been immensely helpful and comforting to know you are there. I am 60 and have been on disability for 2 yrs. (6 years since diagnosed stage IV ...
Anyone Taking Xeloda?
- By frannyv · New reply September 2, 2009
- 11 replies
- I will find out next week if I will be put on Xeloda, I am currently on Arimidex and they don't think it is working. I found out that Xeloda is covered under my Medicare Part B and not under the Medicare ...
There ARE happy endings sometimes....
- By nancyc · New reply August 30, 2009
- 22 replies
- I wanted to let you all know that yesterday was a life changing day for me. Through the offices of "syncronicity", I got introduced to a woman at my local hospital who saw me yesterday in her office ...
ss disability
- By cat7 · New reply August 28, 2009
- 28 replies
- I went into a older discussion about ss benefits, a couple of weeks ago. The conversation was if stage 4 bc is a automatic ok for ss disability. Just to let you guys know i filled for ss disability one ...
Good news/bad news
- By nancyc · New reply August 19, 2009
- 14 replies
- I saw my oncologist yesterday for my 3 mo f/u and review of my CT scans and labs. The good news, the CT scans showed no progression of the breast or neuroendocrine cancer. For some reason, the ventral ...
Tykerb--coverage by Medicare
- By susand · New reply August 4, 2009
- 1 reply
- My onc wants me on Tykerb and I am on Medicare. It is taking days to find out if I am covered. Does anyone know? Thanks. Susan ...
Please, contact your reps re: Healthcare reform
- By nancyc · New reply July 5, 2009
- 17 replies
- As some of you know, I lost my health insurance (via Cobra, nearly $500/mo) at the end of February. Because of my health history, I'm not insurable on the commercial market. I can't afford the state of ...
Long term Disability
- By Femtazzie · New reply May 12, 2009
- 10 replies
- Well, My boss cut my hours down to three days a week when he let about 30 others go. I cannot afford to live on that so we worked out a deal until May 18th to pay me in full and then I was going on Long ...
Social Security, Medicare Loopholes?
- By SallyJ · New reply April 1, 2009
- 5 replies
- I'm researching Disability right now. Somehow in the back of my mind I keep saying "there's no free lunch," and I'm concerned that I will discover a loophole somewhere! My biggest concern is being turned ...
OK, I give up....I'll apply for SSD
- By nancyc · New reply April 1, 2009
- 46 replies
- I've been spinning my wheels for months now about whether or not to get a job. I moved from NJ to NC in March to live with my mom, who will be 85 next month, and has Alzheimers' and heart disease. When ...
Medicare Supplemental Insurance
- By chloemom · New reply March 28, 2009
- 10 replies
- I can't find the original discussion for this but I finally have supplemental insurance info from a friend who is on Medicare. She reports that with this policy and Medicare, she has not had to pay out ...
Get Help with Co-Pays
- By LucyP · New reply February 19, 2009
- 5 replies
- I spotted this on another support group CancerCare. I hope it will be of help to some of you struggling with finances: The CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation was created in 2007 to meet the needs ...
free cleaning service!!!!
- By peggyr · New reply February 18, 2009
- 5 replies
- I may have posted info about this before, but I wanted to let you know again. I just had a wonderful free visit from a local cleaning service. They were recruited by www.cleaningforareason.org. This organization ...
YSC conference and needing a roommate
- By Cathysch · New reply February 10, 2009
- 8 replies
- Anyone going to the YSC conference and not yet found a roommate? I'm staying Fri/Saturday nights. Email me off list at clsmsw2@yahoo.com. Hope to find someone. Cathy in CT ...
State Assistance
- By susanrose55 · Posted January 12, 2009
- 0 replies
- anyone know where I can apply for State Assistance? I live in New York. Thanks for your help Susanrose55 ...
