Episode 30: What Patients Should Know About Medicare and Insurance Cancer Coverage

In this second live panel discussion from ONS’s Health Policy Summit in Washington, DC, Georgetown University research professor JoAnn Valk, MA, and Judith Gorsuch, JD, vice president at Hart Health Strategies, discuss the differences between private and federal coverage, the complexities of navigating cancer costs, the important Medicare information nurses need to know, and much more.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Episode Notes:

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• Experts Hold Conversations About Access and Affordability at ONS Policy Summit
• Medicare Cancer Coverage: The Basics—Judith Gorsuch, JD
• Get Involved in ONS’s Advocacy
• Financial Toxicity and Its Burden on Cancer Care
• American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Financial Resources for Patients

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.

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