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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.

• Cost of Lumpectomy, Plastic Surgery, Radiaton...

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  Created by: BWH5 on Jan 7, 2019 07:47PM

  Latest post: Jan 11, 2019 10:38PM by Salamandra

• Anyone Getting Payment for a Wig "Cranial Prothesis" from BSBC?

  9 Posts 93 Views

  Created by: Aug242007 on Nov 26, 2018 08:10AM

  Latest post: Dec 31, 2018 03:11PM by Aug242007

• BCBS/ANTHEM -- "Cancer Care"

  3 Posts 76 Views

  Created by: Survivor_Husband on Dec 26, 2018 02:52PM

  Latest post: Dec 26, 2018 04:10PM by OCDAmy

• FMLA--My experiences (long and sad)

  2 Posts 141 Views

  Created by: astyanax66 on Sep 30, 2018 12:40PM

  Latest post: Dec 26, 2018 03:35PM by ShinyLife

• Has anyone been approved for Long Term Disability?

  11 Posts 288 Views

  Created by: mlc96 on Sep 26, 2018 02:27PM

  Latest post: Dec 18, 2018 09:17AM by leftduetostupidmods

• New Study: Death or Debt?

  7 Posts 180 Views

  Created by: buttonsmachine on Oct 16, 2018 03:37PM

  Latest post: Dec 15, 2018 04:05PM by Lumpie

• Calling all flight attendants, pilots, aircrew ...

  1 Posts 38 Views

  Created by: seeclearly on Dec 13, 2018 12:10PM

  Latest post: Dec 13, 2018 12:10PM by seeclearly

• Triple-Negative Cancer: Anyone tried go fund me?

  7 Posts 93 Views

  Created by: Nadiasmom on Dec 7, 2018 04:24PM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2018 08:40AM by MelissaDallas

• Blue Cross denies Oncotype Dx

  23 Posts 419 Views

  Created by: CA-Sunshine on Aug 30, 2017 07:39PM

  Latest post: Dec 2, 2018 07:02PM by edwards750

• Insurance not wanting to cover oncotype

  7 Posts 75 Views

  Created by: Dovely on Nov 29, 2018 07:31PM

  Latest post: Nov 30, 2018 12:41AM by coraleliz

• Common legal issues? Do you get support?

  12 Posts 176 Views

  Created by: jurisdoctor on Jun 4, 2018 07:49AM

  Latest post: Nov 28, 2018 08:11AM by Lumpie

• A Survivor in need of financial advisor

  16 Posts 181 Views

  Created by: BellaBellaBella on Nov 8, 2018 03:29AM

  Latest post: Nov 17, 2018 06:11PM by Trvler

• Cobra or New Insurance?

  1 Posts 26 Views

  Created by: Vslush on Nov 16, 2018 12:52AM

  Latest post: Nov 16, 2018 12:52AM by Vslush

• Employer changing insurance - should I worry?

  8 Posts 95 Views

  Created by: adymaria on Nov 11, 2018 09:43PM

  Latest post: Nov 13, 2018 10:08AM by adymaria

• Ten Worst Rx...Life Insurance

  5 Posts 182 Views

  Created by: ksusan on Mar 1, 2018 09:29PM

  Latest post: Nov 2, 2018 11:56PM by Castigame

• Women With Metastatic BC Report "Catastrophic" Financial Effects

  1 Posts 27 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Nov 1, 2018 02:25PM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2018 02:25PM by Moderators

• Many Women Report Paying Out-of-Pocket Costs for Routine Mammos

  1 Posts 11 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Nov 1, 2018 02:17PM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2018 02:17PM by Moderators

• Leave of absence even during 'easy' times - teacher

  4 Posts 96 Views

  Created by: Salamandra on Oct 30, 2018 07:15AM

  Latest post: Oct 30, 2018 10:48PM by Peregrinelady

• Recovery time and leave time from work

  7 Posts 147 Views

  Created by: HPFULL on Oct 20, 2018 12:56AM

  Latest post: Oct 21, 2018 09:12PM by HPFULL

• BC Causes Long-Term Financial Burden for Many, Esp. Those w/ LE

  3 Posts 76 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Aug 28, 2018 12:08PM

  Latest post: Oct 12, 2018 07:00PM by edwards750

• AFLAC Secondary Insurance

  37 Posts 1,053 Views

  Created by: Rose12 on Apr 29, 2012 11:43AM

  Latest post: Oct 6, 2018 01:40AM by grandmaadams

• Question for those with AFLAC

  3 Posts 113 Views

  Created by: DodgersGirl on Oct 15, 2017 06:02PM

  Latest post: Oct 6, 2018 01:15AM by grandmaadams

• Has anyone been paid for by Aflac for lumpectomy surgery

  2 Posts 36 Views

  Created by: Michelle411z on Oct 5, 2018 09:43AM

  Latest post: Oct 6, 2018 01:09AM by grandmaadams

• 32 Year Old Single Mom Keep working or disability?

  17 Posts 248 Views

  Created by: JS0404 on Sep 24, 2018 11:23AM

  Latest post: Oct 4, 2018 12:22PM by JS0404

• Medicare Informational Meetings

  1 Posts 22 Views

  Created by: NancyD on Oct 3, 2018 04:37PM

  Latest post: Oct 3, 2018 04:37PM by NancyD

• Stage 4 with medicare b and d, and aarp plan f

  23 Posts 341 Views

  Created by: Artista964 on Aug 31, 2018 09:54PM

  Latest post: Oct 2, 2018 02:12PM by proudtospin

• Student Loans, Work Protection and breast cancer

  15 Posts 260 Views

  Created by: buttercup1 on Apr 14, 2018 01:54PM

  Latest post: Sep 29, 2018 11:52PM by buttercup1

• Over my out-of-pocket maximum and STILL getting bills

  7 Posts 116 Views

  Created by: BPXDomino on Sep 18, 2018 01:28PM

  Latest post: Sep 19, 2018 01:10PM by BPXDomino

• Insurance company/Nurse Advocate - is this a real thing?

  26 Posts 304 Views

  Created by: pcranky on Aug 13, 2018 10:17PM

  Latest post: Sep 18, 2018 03:46PM by sh2015

• Changes to medicare 2019

  1 Posts 44 Views

  Created by: Artista964 on Sep 17, 2018 11:01PM

  Latest post: Sep 17, 2018 11:01PM by Artista964