I was reading a post on a listserv recently where the question was asked, “What would happen if a patient were unable to pay their hospital bill?” Someone responded that they should not worry as hospital debts were different then other types of debts and would not affect their credit rating! This cannot be father [...]
Congressman Edolphus (Ed) Towns (D), 10th District, New York, has proposed a very important piece of legislation for men with prostate cancer. The legislation, H.R. 1903, the “Post-Prostate Cancer Treatment Act of 2007”, will allow some 6,000 men each year to pay for penile implants under their private insurance plans as they seek a reconstructive [...]
The Baby Bells (telephone companies) are legally required to offer substantial discounts on basic phone service to people with a limited income. If your income is limited, then contact your telephone company. Tell them that your income has become very limited due to illness and ask them to tell you what discounts are available. Joel [...]
General cancer research has made great strides over the last few years. Over this past year, we have seen the first major advance in twenty years in kidney cancer; new treatment options for breast cancer, targeted therapies for head and neck cancers as well as a novel gene profiling test that can predict which patients [...]
In many states, especially on the west coast, each home is allotted a limited baseline electric allotment. Once the household’s consumption exceeds this baseline, they are subject to significant economic penalties. Those of us who suffer hot flashes from hormone therapy will be penalized as a result of our medical condition. The use of our [...]