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  1. 23 hours ago

    I looked up a local hospital's newly posted online only to find thousands of rows of meaningless garbage. This is an insult to patients & basically all of humanity.

  2. 4 hours ago
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    Wth are you talking about? Did you read the article Sen Harris posted?

  3. 1 hour ago

    “Battling potentially mortal illness is a crushing burden for anyone, but especially so for those who toil at the vulnerable lower edges of the economy.” Dr Kira Bona shows food insecurity rose (11 to 19%) in patients.

  4. 19 hours ago
  5. Jan 2

    Wife of one of my inpatient (with ) said “I think we will go bankrupt by paying the copays for all the colonoscopies he has had”. Made me think about of chronic diseases like .

  6. 3 hours ago

    How is this fare and possible! Unfair monopoly for all of out patients.

  7. 31 Dec 2018
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    Cancer steals in so many ways. This is why we are fighting daily to create equitable access for ALL patients in clinical trials. We reimburse the out of pocket expenses of clinical trial participation while trying to fix the system. is real.

  8. Jan 1

    in US: "Even with coverage, many are not adequately protected from health care costs. More than half of people with serious illness in our survey experienced one or more dire financial consequences related to their care." (eg, loss of savings, food, loans)

  9. Jan 3

    in cancer patients is a major issue worldwide. What do we do when cancer treatment saves a person's life, but the cost repercussions don't allow them to actually live?

  10. Dec 31

    Saw a patient today who finally disclosed she lives in a shelter. Ignorance is not bliss. These socioeconomic determinants of health affect outcomes. If this was htn, dm we would be addressing these issues. We need to raise awareness about

  11. 30 Dec 2018
  12. 29 Dec 2018
  13. Jan 3

    The ACCC Financial Advocacy Network Advisory Committee is seeking input on financial distress screening! Please fill out this brief eight-question survey, which will facilitate the creation of a new screening toolkit:

  14. Jan 3
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    Literally a common convo btwn my best friend & I. We both have . Some days the of our health life comes up. Finances are normally a HUGE deal for “healthies,” but add in all supplies needed to survive, let alone thrive with IBD/. I always shed tears.

    Screenshot of text message bubble: “I need to do that. I’ve been thinking about it. I have no $. I have no health & no $. It’s a (blank) combo. And I”...
  15. 22 hours ago

    The rise of targeted therapies is saving lives, but at extremely high costs. National expenditures on cancer drugs rose from $26.8 billion in 2011 to $42.1 billion in 2016...

  16. 27 Dec 2018

    's other often unmentioned costs of a hospital visit: parking, tolls, gas, food, babysitters, lost wages for the patient and their caregiver.

  17. Jan 1

    The additional sad part here is that devastating due to health care cost is not a problem of the poor any longer, but has become wide-spread among the middle class with reasonable incomes, as insurance companies are deferring the high health care prices on pts.

  18. Jan 3

    is an added burden on pts; can lead to non-compliance, anxiety and mental distress, decreased QOL for patients and their families (eg.choosing between health expenses and other family needs; adding a 2nd job to afford expenses..) —> negative effect on IBD

  19. 30 Dec 2018

    “She had noticed a hard lump in her left breast about a year before, but kept the discovery to herself. She literally could not afford to be sick.” Every oncologist can tell you these stories. is an every day fact of in the US.

  20. 30 Dec 2018

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