Having no insurance or getting it post-diagnosis worsened outcomes, study said. — -- The importance of health insurance for cancer patients was again made clear in two new studies, which found ...

Life insurance is available for cancer patients, though options and rates vary widely. The stage, type and history of cancer all impact life insurance eligibility and cost. Guaranteed issue, group ...

Chubb Workplace Benefits launched a new offering Feb. 22 that the Whitehouse Station company describes as a “first-of-its-kind cancer-specific, genetics-based insurance program.” Chubb Workplace ...

The Affordable Care Act has improved access to health insurance by removing preexisting condition exclusions and coverage limits. Open enrollment is a critical time for obtaining or maintaining health ...

Most Americans have insurance. We find comfort in knowing our future is secure in the event of a health crisis. But how do we know how much insurance is enough? Is it wise to take our specialized ...

The woman says her husband’s refusal to get life insurance, even after doctors raised concerns tied to genetic cancer risks, ...

“What would have happened if he had had that surgery? Would he have lived?” Angela Pike said still struggling to adapt to life without her husband Tracy. Angela Pike’s husband, Tracy, had just ...

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center lung cancer researcher Gerard Silvestri, M.D., found that a lack of insurance leads to worse cancer survival than for those with Medicare, in a paper published in the May ...

The higher the deduction, the lower the payout ratio in insurance claims, which often leads the family to bear significant ...

While earlier detection improves outcomes, it does not reduce costs. Cancer treatment typically involves repeated ...

UPSON COUNTY, Ga. — After paying more than $100,000 for cancer insurance over almost 30 years, a retired Georgia teacher is fighting back because she says the insurance company denied most of her ...