Should Cancer Patients Without Insurance or Money Be Left to Die? (drugs, premium)
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Cancer seems to be affecting more and more people these days. Although there have been a lot of advances in the different drugs used to treat cancer, I truly wonder how people afford them. I read somewhere that the chemotherapy for one year will cost over $100,000. Even if they have insurance, how do cancer patients manage to pay the remaining costs?
If a cancer patient does not have insurance or enough money to pay for treatments, should we just let him die? I know that everyone is now eligible for health insurance, but that doesn't mean it's affordable. A lot of people are opting out and paying the fine because they can't afford the premiums. So what should a person do if he finds out he has cancer? Should he quit his job and see if he can at least qualify for Medicaid?
I've never personally known anyone in this situation, but I am very curious about all of this. Do you believe there should be more options for cancer patients without insurance? Have you personally known anyone who has got cancer with no insurance?
Don't single out cancer patients. there are a lot of people with terminal conditions. Should we pay for all of them, (there's Medicaid, you know) or just let all those that don't have cancer go without help?
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Cancer seems to be affecting more and more people these days. Although there have been a lot of advances in the different drugs used to treat cancer, I truly wonder how people afford them. I read somewhere that the chemotherapy for one year will cost over $100,000. Even if they have insurance, how do cancer patients manage to pay the remaining costs?
If a cancer patient does not have insurance or enough money to pay for treatments, should we just let him die? I know that everyone is now eligible for health insurance, but that doesn't mean it's affordable. A lot of people are opting out and paying the fine because they can't afford the premiums. So what should a person do if he finds out he has cancer? Should he quit his job and see if he can at least qualify for Medicaid?
I've never personally known anyone in this situation, but I am very curious about all of this. Do you believe there should be more options for cancer patients without insurance? Have you personally known anyone who has got cancer with no insurance?
Don't single out cancer patients. there are a lot of people with terminal conditions. Should we pay for all of them, (there's Medicaid, you know) or just let all those that don't have cancer go without help?
Yeah, I realize there are a lot of other diseases, but I was just focusing on cancer since it seems to be affecting the most people these days.
People who are uninsured can get financial assistance. Believe it or not, some doctors still provide free care to patients who cannot pay. I would not be surprised to find that every doctor, clinic, and hospital that treats cancer patients knows where to send indigent patients for financial help.
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