Cases

= Case Discussion: = After reading each case below post your suggestions and questions on how our community can solve issues regarding health care coverage for Breast Cancer on the discussion board on this page.

Cancer Patient Tells of Rips in Health Insurance Safety Net [[image:cnn.jpg width="212" height="161" align="left"]]
Robin Beaton, 59, found out just days before her mastectomy that her insurance provider would not cover the procedure. Robin Beaton found out last June she had an aggressive form of breast cancer and needed surgery -- immediately. Her insurance carrier precertified her for a double mastectomy and hospital stay. But three days before the operation, the insurance company called and told her they had red-flagged her chart and she would not be able to have her surgery. Read More

Breast cancer is an expensive illness, even if you have health insurance. "With today's treatments, even just the copays on prescription drugs can be as high as tens of thousands of dollars per year," says Marc Hurlbert, the executive director of the Avon Foundation for Women Breast Cancer Crusade in New York City. "The cost of medical care is definitely an issue and not just for uninsured women." Read More
 * Health Insurance Doesn't Always Guarantee Breast Cancer Treatment ** [[image:christina-olachia-breast-cancer-survivor240wy101110-1287598974.jpg align="left"]]



The Cancer Survivor's New Battle
Two years after undergoing a double mastectomy and chemotherapy so severe she was hospitalized in intensive care for several weeks, breast cancer survivor Denise Hicks should be following what her doctors call "the plan." Read More

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