Being unsure of medical coverage can cause cancer patients undue stress, which is very unhealthy.
BY Bonnie Annis
PUBLISHED April 19, 2018
Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother.
Medical bills are continual and often lifelong after a cancer diagnosis. Many times, the frequency of visits to hospitals or doctors is greatly diminished as treatment shifts from the active stage into the maintenance stage, but most cancer patients would agree that cancer is quite expensive, and the mounting bills can be a source of anxiety and stress.
For those fortunate enough to have health insurance, the burden of health care is made little lighter, but for those without good insurance, bills for medical care can be exorbitant. Those without any insurance face an even greater problem and are put into the position of struggling to find ways to take care of a bill sometimes before treatment is administered. Worrying about how to pay for treatment and tests isn't something any cancer patient should have to endure, but it seems this is a common, everyday occurrence.
For those fortunate enough to have health insurance, the burden of health care is made little lighter, but for those without good insurance, bills for medical care can be exorbitant. Those without any insurance face an even greater problem and are put into the position of struggling to find ways to take care of a bill sometimes before treatment is administered. Worrying about how to pay for treatment and tests isn't something any cancer patient should have to endure, but it seems this is a common, everyday occurrence.
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