Tiffany Meng, PharmD, an oncology pharmacist, UCSF Health, discusses how pharmacists help mitigate financial toxicity for patients with breast cancer. Pharmacists can collaborate with payers and ...
When Gury Doshi, MD, learned that a patient’s insurance didn’t cover her breast cancer medication, Doshi had a potential workaround. The patient could try to bypass the insurer and access the drug at ...
CMS's 2024 update introduced Principal Illness Navigation codes, highlighting the importance of navigation services in cancer care. Financial navigation addresses the significant financial challenges ...
Patients with cancer enrolled in a novel digital support registry requested an average of $5921 per patient in financial assistance, with housing needs comprising 59% of the total $1.32 million ...
High out-of-pocket costs significantly affect cancer patients' healthcare access, medication adherence, and quality of life, even for Medicare recipients. The survey found 31% of patients would ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Entries have opened for the Shirley’s Way $25,000 Cancer Patient Giveaway. The nonprofit’s financial ...
In this retrospective cohort analysis, researchers aimed to identify key predictors of trial enrollment among cancer patients.
As an oncologist and chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society, Dr. Arif Kamal is all too familiar with the financial toll of a cancer diagnosis. One of his patients — a 40-year-old man who ...
People with cancer have higher bankruptcy rates, more debt collection, and lower credit scores. But there are a few ways to contain the damage. Real-world financial data confirms that cancer patients ...
NORTH TEXAS — A North Texas nonprofit dedicated to supporting breast cancer patients is running out of time to make the holiday season brighter for those in need. The Barbara Cares Foundation, a Fort ...
Doctors say Marie Fundora is much more than a master of fundraising over a glass of wine and a plate of Spaghetti Cardonara or Veal Florentina at her restaurant, Casa Nuova.