Documenting the Health Insurance Needs of Cancer Patients and Providing Scarce Resolutions
| Autor: | Mandi Battaglia-Seiler, Melissa Fellers, Beverly Shaw, Dawn Wiatrek, Roshini George, Marion E. Morra, Katherine Sharpe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Eligibility Determination Documentation Information Centers Medical Oncology Insurance Coverage Young Adult Cost of Illness Neoplasms Health insurance Humans Medicine Cooperative Behavior Patient Credit and Collection Societies Medical Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Service (business) Medically Uninsured Medical Assistance Cervical screening business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease National Cancer Institute (U.S.) United States Insurance Major Medical Oncology Family medicine Cash Female Interdisciplinary Communication Health care reform business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Education. 28:221-227 |
| ISSN: | 1543-0154 0885-8195 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13187-013-0451-7 |
| Popis: | The American Cancer Society's Health Insurance Assistance Service provides callers to its National Cancer Information Center with detailed knowledge to help them access or maintain health insurance coverage for which they might be eligible. Demographic data from April 2009 to June 2011 show that 76 % were uninsured and between the ages of 40-60; 65 % were Caucasian, 17 % African American, and 12% Hispanic; and monthly incomes were $1,999 or less. Current trends indicate that callers are similar to those identified in various health care reform publications: callers are unable to afford co-pays; facilities are requesting cash upfront; callers report loss of coverage, less adequate or less affordable coverage from employers; large out-of-pocket expense or high deductibles are needed; and modification of the CDC's Breast and Cervical Screening Program's eligibility guidelines create challenges. Six lessons that have been learned while initiating and managing this program are presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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