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Forum: Employment, Insurance, and Other Financial Issues

Employment, insurance, and financial concerns are common. Meet others here to discuss and for support.

• Did you retire before you had planned to as a result of cancer?

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  Created by: Moderators on Nov 21, 2019 10:40AM

  Latest post: Dec 19, 2019 11:52AM by Lumpie

• Updated PAYING FOR YOUR CARE Section

  1 Posts 76 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Nov 27, 2018 12:49PM

  Latest post: Nov 27, 2018 12:49PM by Moderators

• MBC and Your Job -- what's your story?

  1 Posts 52 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Nov 15, 2018 02:05PM

  Latest post: Nov 15, 2018 02:05PM by Moderators

• Helpful Breastcancer.org Links About Employment & Finances

  2 Posts 908 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 12, 2011 02:51PM

  Latest post: Aug 19, 2014 03:11PM by hollygolightly

• Anyone ElseTerrified about Repeal of ACA Bill

  525 Posts 8,292 Views

  Created by: sfar on Jul 15, 2017 08:35AM

  Latest post: Jan 16, 2020 09:45PM by Lumpie

• Racial Disparities in Stage at Dx Linked to Lack of Insurance

  1 Posts 10 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Jan 16, 2020 11:14AM

  Latest post: Jan 16, 2020 11:14AM by Moderators

• Hospital didn’t submit to insurance in time

  6 Posts 89 Views

  Created by: LBG10 on Jan 15, 2020 02:35PM

  Latest post: Jan 16, 2020 05:27AM by gb2115

• Our Experience with COBRA and Breast Cancer

  9 Posts 96 Views

  Created by: BLMike on Jan 13, 2020 09:41AM

  Latest post: Jan 14, 2020 10:32PM by MargaritaMS

• No insurance = just die?

  15 Posts 330 Views

  Created by: Mareny109 on Jan 3, 2020 12:54PM

  Latest post: Jan 5, 2020 04:43PM by UpstateNYer

• How to navigate Kaiser Permanente So Calif

  4 Posts 33 Views

  Created by: Optimistic15 on Jan 2, 2020 10:04PM

  Latest post: Jan 3, 2020 11:42AM by exbrnxgrl

• BC, workplace accommodations, EEO/discrimination, etc

  61 Posts 666 Views

  Created by: Lumpie on Aug 22, 2018 02:40PM

  Latest post: Dec 19, 2019 11:46AM by Lumpie

• Treatment cost what to expect?

  38 Posts 669 Views

  Created by: maitcarrie on Oct 8, 2019 08:40AM

  Latest post: Dec 14, 2019 11:36AM by pingpong1953

• Question about medicare and preexisting conditions?

  34 Posts 383 Views

  Created by: peaches1 on Nov 27, 2019 05:13PM

  Latest post: Dec 14, 2019 09:52AM by LoriCA

• Medicare and needing a lift on non cancer breast

  6 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: Woodp721 on Oct 24, 2019 08:57PM

  Latest post: Nov 30, 2019 08:20PM by MCBaker

• Friend's insurance switched, new insurer is refusing to cover

  25 Posts 336 Views

  Created by: sweetbean on Nov 18, 2019 02:26PM

  Latest post: Nov 22, 2019 08:45PM by Olma61

• Bills, bills, bills!

  13 Posts 122 Views

  Created by: Mavericksmom on Nov 14, 2019 05:45AM

  Latest post: Nov 14, 2019 09:53PM by AliceBastable

• Just Not Into My Job Anymore

  60 Posts 1,603 Views

  Created by: Jojobird on Apr 19, 2017 08:13PM

  Latest post: Nov 8, 2019 04:39AM by Rosiesride

• Why Are Insurance Executives Treating Our Patients?

  2 Posts 34 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Nov 1, 2019 12:19PM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2019 02:26PM by Yogatyme

• Financial Assistance

  2 Posts 67 Views

  Created by: Yogatyme on Oct 15, 2019 01:23PM

  Latest post: Oct 22, 2019 05:39PM by Slg1324

• Patients Die While Docs on Hold

  1 Posts 42 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Oct 7, 2019 05:49PM

  Latest post: Oct 7, 2019 05:49PM by cp418

• I need a job!!!

  2 Posts 44 Views

  Created by: Triked on Sep 28, 2019 01:04AM

  Latest post: Sep 28, 2019 01:20AM by Meow13

• Insurance and divorce

  7 Posts 105 Views

  Created by: grayskies on Sep 21, 2019 09:33AM

  Latest post: Sep 21, 2019 08:40PM by edwards750

• Claim approved and then denied?

  8 Posts 123 Views

  Created by: WC3 on Aug 31, 2019 02:17PM

  Latest post: Sep 4, 2019 07:41AM by pingpong1953

• Insurance Denial

  7 Posts 121 Views

  Created by: NC5 on Aug 27, 2019 06:58PM

  Latest post: Aug 28, 2019 08:55PM by marijen

• did your insurance company pay for cold caps?

  2 Posts 37 Views

  Created by: ellenmcc on Aug 15, 2019 02:13PM

  Latest post: Aug 15, 2019 02:51PM by Moderators

• Medical Malpractice lawsuit?

  11 Posts 148 Views

  Created by: Irishlove on Aug 8, 2019 01:17AM

  Latest post: Aug 8, 2019 09:41PM by Irishlove

• This should not happen with health insurance....but it does!

  6 Posts 121 Views

  Created by: Mavericksmom on Aug 1, 2019 11:33AM

  Latest post: Aug 1, 2019 06:20PM by AliceBastable

• Balance billing from healthcare providers

  15 Posts 187 Views

  Created by: DogMomRunner on Jul 15, 2019 06:26AM

  Latest post: Jul 19, 2019 06:47PM by DogMomRunner

• Fighting Anthem/Blue Cross

  11 Posts 204 Views

  Created by: kitkit on May 7, 2019 04:40PM

  Latest post: Jul 2, 2019 05:50PM by edwards750

• Wife has breast cancer, question about insurance

  6 Posts 117 Views

  Created by: MattD77 on Jun 28, 2019 09:13AM

  Latest post: Jun 28, 2019 01:27PM by HappyAnyway