> Does my family qualify for assistance? No. Plain and simple.
Can you elaborate on this?
Prestigious, well-endowed, non-profit hospitals - typically major university medical centers - usually have the most robust financial assistance programs available. Most of them will simply write off the cost of your treatment if you really can't afford it.
I can't say for sure how it works for terminally ill cancer patients, but, I haven't seen anything to indicate disqualification or lack of coverage would take place. I'm sure it depends on the hospital though.
If she's currently receiving treatment from a for-profit hospital without deep pockets, then it's a safe bet their financial assistance program(s) are probably bullshit.
From what I have read, the for-profit hospitals spend the same or more resources on helping financially strapped patients compared to their non-profit counterparts.[1]
Sorry, I should have made it more clear I was speaking in context of coverage for exorbitantly expensive, state-of-the-art cancer treatment. Interesting paper, though.
Can you elaborate on this?
Prestigious, well-endowed, non-profit hospitals - typically major university medical centers - usually have the most robust financial assistance programs available. Most of them will simply write off the cost of your treatment if you really can't afford it.
I can't say for sure how it works for terminally ill cancer patients, but, I haven't seen anything to indicate disqualification or lack of coverage would take place. I'm sure it depends on the hospital though.
If she's currently receiving treatment from a for-profit hospital without deep pockets, then it's a safe bet their financial assistance program(s) are probably bullshit.