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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.

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• California Disability Help

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• Career Change/ Inspired to work in medical field?

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• Demanding Jobs Linked to Unemployment After BC Sx

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• Work/Reasonable Accomodation

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• Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions

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  Created by: cp418 on May 17, 2018 08:06AM

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• Anyone else self employed????

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  Created by: swg on Oct 25, 2017 03:39PM

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• Too young for Medicare. Want to retire but need insurance

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  Created by: BJKinNebr on Jan 9, 2018 09:44AM

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• Breast Cancer & Medicaid

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  Created by: BexSpartan on Apr 6, 2018 12:48PM

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• Fmla and short term disability

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• Life Insurance Loan

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• my doctor says I can work, but I need leave

  13 Posts 478 Views

  Created by: Pink91316 on Nov 2, 2016 11:11PM

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• Confidentiality

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  Created by: Mrsmcg on Mar 5, 2018 03:42AM

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• Clinical Trial and Grandfathered Insurance Plan

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  Created by: SpooMom on Feb 20, 2018 04:35AM

  Latest post: Feb 25, 2018 08:24PM by pajim

• Problem w/ acceptance of state-funded health plan in diff. state

  3 Posts 48 Views

  Created by: Murfy on Feb 10, 2018 08:00PM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2018 11:23AM by Murfy

• Any experience negotiating cash price

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  Created by: Catsme on Feb 14, 2018 03:10PM

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• GoodRX

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  Created by: Catsme on Feb 13, 2018 04:53PM

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• Have to switch to hubby's insurance, billing, etc. Very worried.

  9 Posts 121 Views

  Created by: sweetp6217 on Feb 5, 2018 02:32PM

  Latest post: Feb 11, 2018 10:15AM by gb2115

• hate the wait..decisions about my retirement

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  Created by: indahood on Dec 26, 2017 04:24PM

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• Cancer as pre-existing condition...how long?

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  Created by: mary625 on Dec 29, 2017 07:51AM

  Latest post: Dec 29, 2017 08:32AM by MelissaDallas

• Cannot afford out of pocket maximum

  22 Posts 696 Views

  Created by: toughcookie_21 on Jul 31, 2017 10:06PM

  Latest post: Dec 28, 2017 07:29PM by edwards750

• Who can help me with insurance?

  4 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: waytooanxiousmommy on Nov 27, 2017 10:47PM

  Latest post: Dec 27, 2017 09:52PM by waytooanxiousmommy

• Triage Cancer's Quick Guide to Legal Assistance

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  Created by: peggy_j on Dec 13, 2017 08:27PM

  Latest post: Dec 13, 2017 08:27PM by peggy_j

• Resources for paying for Prophylactic Mastectomy/Oophorectomy?

  9 Posts 236 Views

  Created by: Sopho on Oct 8, 2017 03:59AM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2017 09:38PM by MexicoHeather

• Twas the Night Before Surgery When BCBS Insurance Denied...

  13 Posts 322 Views

  Created by: Montana_Expat on Nov 29, 2017 01:15PM

  Latest post: Dec 4, 2017 07:43PM by Montana_Expat

• Can anyone explain the new insurance system to me?

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  Created by: SophiaMarie on Dec 4, 2013 04:31PM

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• unemployed and breast cancer question

  16 Posts 296 Views

  Created by: waytooanxiousmommy on Nov 14, 2017 03:20PM

  Latest post: Nov 20, 2017 05:36PM by waytooanxiousmommy

• Use your State Insurance Commissioner's office!

  20 Posts 515 Views

  Created by: vlnrph on Apr 29, 2014 09:56AM

  Latest post: Nov 19, 2017 07:12PM by vlnrph

• HMO vs PPO

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  Created by: Nancy2581 on Nov 15, 2017 11:46PM

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• ACA insurance for 2018

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  Created by: rainnyc on Oct 2, 2017 08:43AM

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