Advocating for Yourself: Insurance, Finances, and Your Rights

Cancer affects more than your health. It can impact your finances, insurance coverage, employment, and daily life. In this episode, Monica Fawzy Bryant, Esq. of Triage Cancer joins us to discuss common financial and insurance challenges patients and caregivers may face after a cancer diagnosis, including understanding health insurance, managing medical debt, appealing insurance denials, finding financial assistance, and avoiding gaps in coverage. Monica also shares practical resources and strategies to help individuals make informed decisions and reduce the financial stress that can come with cancer.

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Mentioned on this episode: 

• Financial support
• Medical Debt Case Management Program
• Triage Cancer
• No Surprises Act
• No Surprises Act Help Desk – 1-800-985-3059
• How Do I? Insurance Series
• Insurance Coverage
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA)
• Chart of State Laws
• Appeals
• Insurance Guides and Worksheets
• October 2026 Webinar-Understanding Changes to Medicaid & the Marketplace: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know
• Caregiver support
• Caregiver Workbook
• Advocacy and Public Policy

Additional Blood Cancer United Support Resources: 

• Information Specialists 
• Clinical Trial Support Center
• Young Adult Resources
• Young Adult Online Chat
• Free Nutrition Consultations
• Free telephone/web patient programs 
• SHARE web series
• Online videos
• Free booklets 
• Patient Community
• Support groups 
• Survivorship Workbook
• Mental Health Resources

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