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People with cancer are far more likely to go bankrupt than people without, and the ones who do have worse survival; a two-question screen at diagnosis plus a financial navigator catches the problem while it can still be fixed.
A Washington State study linking cancer registry and court records (Ramsey et al., Health Affairs 2013) found people with cancer were 2.65 times more likely to file for bankruptcy than matched controls. Validated tools (COST, a financial-toxicity score) take two minutes. Financial navigators enrol patients in manufacturer, charity and public programmes, appeal denials and set up payment plans. Making screening a quality measure and navigation a reimbursable service would spread it beyond the large centres that already have it.
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Shares Money after treatment: what the cost of cancer does once the treatment has finished, Patients lack understanding, navigation and agency, Fragmented care and guideline gaps.
Shares Patients lack understanding, navigation and agency, Fragmented care and guideline gaps.
Shares Money after treatment: what the cost of cancer does once the treatment has finished, Financial toxicity.
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Shares Financial toxicity, Fragmented care and guideline gaps.
Shares Patients lack understanding, navigation and agency, Fragmented care and guideline gaps.
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