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Triage Cancer Educational Conference – Free
May 15, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 6:30 pm EDT
Triage Cancer offers a series of FREE educational conferences for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, advocates, and oncology healthcare professionals.* This event covers key information needed to help navigate practical issues, minimize the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis, and reduce stress. Join us for a day of FREE education, games, prizes, and more!
Triage Cancer Conferences include sessions on:
- Being an Empowered Patient and Advocate
- How to Get More Involved in Cancer Community Advocacy Efforts
- Health Insurance: Understanding Your Options & Using Your Coverage
- Health Insurance Terms You Need to Know
- How to Choose Between Health Insurance Plans
- Making the Most of Your Health Insurance Coverage
- Health Consumer Protections
- Government Health Care Programs (e.g., Medicare & Medicaid)
- What to do When You Lose Coverage Through Your Employer (e.g., COBRA & Marketplace)
- What to Do When an Insurance Company Says No
- Practical Tools for Managing Medical Bills, Your Financial Health, & Estate Documents
- How to Rebuild Your Financial Health
- Where to Access Financial Assistance
- Thinking Creatively About Financial Resources
- What Documents You Need
- Financial Decisions to Protect Your Family
- Making Sure Your Wishes are Honored
- Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney for Financial Affairs
- Advance Health Care Directives, POLST
- Employment Issues: Working Through Treatment and Taking Time Off
- How to Get Help Working Through Treatment or Returning to Work
- Employment Rights as a Caregiver
- Disability Insurance: Options, Applications, & Appeals
- How to Take Time Off and Get Paid
- How to Apply for Disability Insurance
- What to Do When a Disability Insurance Company Says No
…and more!
