Thursday, February 12, 2009

Cancer Patients Facing Challenges

The Terminally Ill At Risk of Running Huge Debts Despite Insurance.

A recent report seems to imply that cancer patients are facing challenges, including bankruptcy, in procuring and sustaining life saving treatments despite being insured.

Is the present private health care insurance system inadequate in taking care of the patients suffering from cancer and other terminal illnesses? A highly disturbing report released on Feb 5th, 2009 by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society exposes the challenges faced by cancer patients in getting medical care even when they are insured. The report, titled Spending To Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System, highlights the difficulties faced by 20 patients who were randomly selected from cancer stricken patients who approached the American Cancer Society for financial assistance and treatment support.

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