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Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time

Registrants can listen in live over the phone or online as a webcast.

Topics Covered

  • Overview of the Medical & Indirect Costs of Treatment
  • What to Do When Cancer Treatment Seems Unaffordable – Self Advocacy
  • Talking with Your Health Care Team about Your Financial Concerns
  • The Benefits & Limitations of Your Health Plans, Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Coverage
  • Tips on Appealing Your Insurance & Medicare Claims & Provider Denials
  • Living Wills, Health Care Proxies & Advance Health Care Directives
  • Accessing Financial, Co-Payment Assistance & Medicaid Programs
  • Support for the Underinsured & Uninsured, Including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) & Medicaid
  • Other Resources for Financial Help
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Presenter

Leonard Saltz, MD

Medical Oncologist, Executive Director for Clinical Value & Sustainability, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Presenter

Michele McCourt

Executive Director, CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation

Presenter

Michelle Weiss, JD

Staff Attorney, LegalHealth Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)

Presenter

Jennifer LaPietra, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

Continuing Education Credits

(Live Only)

Social Workers: This program has been submitted to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, an approved provider through the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners, provider #CS4607, for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Cancer Care, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0088. This workshop is approved for 1.0 Contact Hour.

Registered Dietitians: This program has been submitted to the Commission on Dietetic Registration for one Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU).

To request continuing education paperwork, please email your name, profession and address to connect@cancercare.org after the program. All paperwork for continuing education credit must be requested, completed and submitted within two weeks of the live program.

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The information presented in this workshop is provided for your general information only. It is not intended as medical advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are aware of your specific situation. We encourage you to take information and questions back to your individual health care provider as a way of creating a dialogue and partnership about your cancer and your treatment.

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