re: Help needed from the OT

speak to the drs clinic/office that will be billing your insurance ask to speak for the case mgr if they have one or someone in billing reimbursement explain the insurance situation they deal with this daily. The drug companies will cover the drugs most onc drugs the cut off for the paitent income is pretty high for paitent assistance.

First thing to do is get his policy and start with what they do and don’t pay. Force whoever said it’s not covered to explain specifically why. Make sure they are correct. It could be that the facility is not on the plan but another is.

frick cancer.

My father in law was diagnosed in ‘18 and chose not to fight. It got real ugly real fast. Fighting it is the way to go. If he at some point regrets fighting he can stop. But it doesn’t work the other way around. He was on a shitty Medicare ppo but chemo was fully covered.

Most hospitals and doctors have an insurance benefits coordinator. Go see that person, bring the policy. They will help. Some of the people we dealt with were so awesome and nice and you could tell they actually cared. Find those people and ask them for help.

Where is he located?

If you need help understanding the policy I can read it and try to help. Brotheresautd@yahoo.com - tell me here if you send it bc I don’t check that often.

The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) provides education, legal counseling, and referrals to cancer patients and survivors concerning managed care, insurance, financial issues, job discrimination, and debt management.
Visit www.copays.org or call 866-512-3861 for more information.

The Internet also has sites from the various drug companies but there are also some general sites that may be helpful such as:
www.needymeds.com,
www.cancersupportivecare.com/drug_assistance.html
www.themedicineprogram.com

Also try cancer.org (American Cancer Society)

But I think speaking with a social worker at the treatment center is the best place to start

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what really gets me, if he was an illegal or didn't have a job and was a welfare critter, he'd be getting his chemo today

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I'm doubting this

You’re welcome.

Check out Cancer.org page on insurance denials tons of resources on that page

I had RCC

What do you wanna know? I had the same cancer.

They hooked me up to that robotic machine. Cut the cancer out. He flipped over every organ looking for cancer. Felt like a train hit me. I am 7 years out. I had to have an annual CT scan to check in the event it spread. I stopped at the 5 year mark with a clean bill of health.

3.9 CM. I caught it very early.

ETA

Has he seen a urologist?