Getting life insurance after cancer depends on the cancer type, grade, treatment and timing ...

Although cancer remains the leading cause of death among life insurance policyholders worldwide, considerable progress addressing cancer mortality has been made over the past two to three decades. In ...

Before undergoing treatment for prostate cancer last summer, Leif Hembre says he was careful to avoid huge bills by checking that Mayo Clinic was in his Medica health insurance network. The St. Paul ...

Working for one of the largest health insurers in the country, Rachael Proffitt understands more than most Americans the complexities of navigating insurance red tape. So, when the 40-year-old ran ...

A cancer diagnosis brings a long list of unknowns with it. Including the financial unknown. Sign up for our Newsletters The burden on a household budget even has a term — "financial toxicity." ...

Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at ...

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. As a cancer patient, access to innovative drugs can help extend your life — that is if you have ...

In the privately insured, average monthly out-of-pocket costs for new cancer patients increased by nearly $600 in the 6 months after a diagnosis compared with those without a cancer diagnosis.

July 31, 2012 — The lack of insurance is a strong predictor for a diagnosis of late-stage cervical cancer. This is likely because of a lack of screening. In a new analysis, published online July 19 in ...

The new bill eliminates the requirement for approval for cancer screenings from insurance companies.