Feeling overwhelmed by all of the practical and financial issues that come with a cancer diagnosis? Our partner Triage Cancer is hosting 2 conferences in 2021, for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and oncology healthcare professionals. Check out more information at http://TriageCancer.org/Conferences.
Have you been looking for a toolkit for navigating your finances after young adult cancer? Look no further!
Triage Cancer and The Samfund have put together a fabulous toolkit, asking you questions about important topics to bring you the information that you absolutely need. You can use it to find out more about health insurance, disability insurance, education, estate planning, and so much more with the end goal of helping you understand how cancer treatment impacts your finances. They want to provide you with information and tools to help make sound financial decisions before, during, and after cancer treatment– not just in the wake of the financial wreckage cancer often causes.
Lacuna Loft is happy to be a sponsor of the Triage Cancer Conference series! The Triage Cancer Conferences provide individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, advocates, and oncology healthcare professionals, with valuable information about understanding your health insurance options, navigating employment issues, managing finances, and more. Register for FREE here!  2019 Conferences will be in Chicago, IL, Chapel Hill, NC, & Houston, TX – travel grants are available!
Who should attend?
Individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, health care professionals, & advocates will learn about:
– Understanding health insurance, picking a health insurance plan, and appealing denials
– Accessing clinical trials
– How to work through treatment or take time off
– Applying for disability insurance
– Estate planning and other important documents
– Managing medical bills, finances, and getting financial help
– Becoming an empowered patient and advocate
– Dealing with how to grow after trauma
Become an empowered survivor or advocate today by attending a Triage Cancer Conference!
Triage Cancer and The Samfund have put together a fabulous toolkit for young adult cancer survivors, Finances 101. Â The toolkit is designed to help remove some of the extra stress that finances can cause during cancer as a young adult.
“This Toolkit is designed to help you understand how cancer treatment impacts your finances….The Samfund and Triage Cancer teamed up to create this Toolkit to provide young adults with cancer information and tools to help make sound financial decisions before, during, and after their treatment– not just in the wake of the financial wreckage cancer often causes.”
Check out the entire toolkit, Finances 101, here!
Politics in the United States are changing every day. Â One of the policies under scrutiny is the Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA and as Obamacare. Â The ACA made many strides towards helping cancer patients and survivors obtain and maintain their health insurance coverage. Â There is fear that changes made to the ACA (or the repeal of it entirely) will dramatically impede the young adult cancer community in having quality and affordable health insurance. Â You have the power to let your voice be heard. Â Are you only covered because of the ACA? Â Before the ACA removed lifetime caps in coverage, would you have run out of coverage due to cancer treatments? Â Were you able to change jobs or take time off of work because of the flexibility the ACA finally allowed people with pre-existing conditions…*cough* cancer *cough.*
Tell your members of congress that you need your healthcare! The NCCS has a tip sheet and a sample script to make it SUPER easy! Â Make a call, send a postcard, tell your story.
Your story matters. Â Make it heard.
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During the month of May, we’ll be bringing back some of your favorite posts in groups of 5!
Today, we’ve got 5 GREAT posts focused on getting to the nitty gritty of young adult cancer and finances.
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The fabulous folks over at Triage Cancer have some wonderful guides on everything health insurance, employment, and finance as related to cancer treatment and survivorship. Â With open enrollment ending January 31st, we thought we’d point out a few of our favorite guides to help you on your way to healthcare coverage and everything else.
Have a question about the affordable care act?  They’ve got a quick guide on that.  Have a question about the Americans with Disabilities Act?  Triage Cancer has a quick guide on that.  Have a question on insurance options?  They’ve got a quick guide on that too!  And so many more!
