Understanding how to choose and use your health insurance is important to access care and manage your finances, especially after being diagnosed with a serious medical condition like cancer. Having adequate health insurance coverage is the first step to minimize the potential financial toxicity of a cancer diagnosis. It is also important to understand how to use your health insurance coverage to keep your costs lower and get the care you need. This page contains legal and practical materials and resources to help you understand and compare your options, what to do when you lose your insurance at work, and appeal denials of coverage.
While these materials are designed for individuals diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and health care professionals, they are helpful to anyone with a serious medical condition, or anyone who wants to learn about individual marketplace plans, employer-sponsored plans, Medicare, Medicaid, and more.
Browse Resources
- Understanding Health Insurance Coverage
- Appeals
- Prescription Drugs
- Managing Medical Bills
- Clinical Trials
- One-on-one Help
- More Resources
Cancer Finances
CancerFinances.org is an interactive toolkit for navigating finances after cancer. Make informed decisions about health insurance, finances, and cancer, by using visiting our Health Insurance and Navigating Health Insurance modules.
Animated Videos & Webinars
- Animated Video: Health Insurance Basics(6:51)
- Webinar: Understanding Health Insurance
- Webinar: Navigating Insurance & Managing Medical Bills
- Animated Video: Picking a Health Insurance Plan
- Animated Video: When an Insurance Company Says No
- Webinar: Health Insurance Appeals
- Webinar Series: Steps for Managing Finances & Insurance After a Cancer Diagnosis
Picking a Health Insurance Plan
There are three main places from which individuals get health insurance: directly from a health insurance company; from an employer or other group plan; and from the government, such as through Medicare, Medicaid, and the military. Here are our free resources for helping you find a plan that meets your needs and saves you money!
Charts of State Laws
When you have cancer, understanding state laws related to health insurance is important because sometimes state laws provide more protection than federal laws. Explore our Charts of State Laws Related to Health Insurance.
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