Mesothelioma treatment costs can add to the stress of this deadly cancer. Even if you have good insurance, the costs associated with dealing with a serious illness can add up fast. Stress can take its own toll on your health. You can reduce the strain of mesothelioma treatment costs by understanding what they are up front and by reaching out for help with the financial burden. Mesothelioma Treatment Costs (Usually) Covered by Insurance Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that most commonly forms in the lining around the lungs, though it is also found in the linings of the abdomen, heart, and … [Read more...]
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Managing Your Mesothelioma Medical Records
Your mesothelioma diagnosis may have brought a lot of uncertainty into your life, but one thing is for sure: you will spend much more time at a doctor’s office or other medical facility. Managing your mesothelioma medical records from all these doctor visits is vitally important. Good organization can help you become an active member of your own care team. Why Do I Need a Copy of My Mesothelioma Medical Records? Many medical providers allow you to view your mesothelioma medical records online. While this is very convenient, it’s no substitute for your personal copy of your records. Your … [Read more...]
Mesothelioma Financial Assistance from the Federal Government
Mesothelioma financial assistance may become necessary for you. You may need mesothelioma financial assistance to help you cover the costs of your living expenses and co-pays for treatments and medication as your mesothelioma progresses. If your financial needs are critical, your first move should be to confide in your attorney about this. Do not hesitate out of feeling ashamed. Being exposed to asbestos and developing mesothelioma is not your fault. Your attorney may be able to expedite settlements, push some bankruptcy trust claims through under exigent health and financial needs provisions … [Read more...]
Mesothelioma Housing Assistance: Where to Find It
Mesothelioma housing assistance may not be one of the first things you think of when you receive a mesothelioma diagnosis. That is understandable. You probably have many other priorities at that time such as treatment options and medical insurance. Perhaps you’re considering initiating a lawsuit against the businesses that exposed you to asbestos thereby causing your mesothelioma and you are focused on that. But there may come a time when you and your family may need mesothelioma housing assistance. The best time to explore options for that time is now. Mesothelioma Housing Assistance from … [Read more...]
Mesothelioma Financial Assistance: Where to Seek Help
Mesothelioma financial assistance can be found from a variety of sources. You just have to know where to look. The financial costs of mesothelioma treatment can be overwhelming. Even having health insurance does not guarantee that all of your medical expenses will be covered. Plus there are additional expenses such as transportation and overnight accommodations if you do not live near an oncology center. It is best to start researching mesothelioma financial assistance before it becomes urgently worrisome for you. If it all seems too overwhelming, ask someone else to do the research for you. … [Read more...]
New Report Says 43 Million Americans Have Unpaid Medical Bills
While your mesothelioma attorney fights to get you compensation for mesothelioma, you may face mounting unpaid medical bills. If so you are not alone. U.S. Government Agency Finds Crisis in Medical Debt for Americans A staggering number of Americans now struggle with unpaid medical debts according to a new report just issued by the U.S. government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). When someone has a debt that is past due, a debt collector reports the account to a credit agency. It then becomes an account in collection, damaging that person’s credit rating. Medical collections … [Read more...]
3 Types of Records to Keep for Your Asbestos Lawsuit
If you are a mesothelioma patient or a family member taking care of a mesothelioma patient, an asbestos lawsuit may be in your future. To be successful, an asbestos lawsuit requires a lot of specific information. If you haven’t started, the time to keep careful records is now. Even though it’s difficult with everything that’s on your plate, you will be doing yourself a big favor if you collect and carefully store the information needed for an asbestos lawsuit as well as your tax returns and insurance claims. Here are the 3 types of records you need to keep for reimbursement purposes: Time: … [Read more...]
Investment Basics and Your Settlement Fund
This is a guest post by Patrick Collins of Schultz Collins Lawson Chambers, Inc., the firm we hired to advise us on how to handle Kazan Law’s pension funds, our charitable foundation’s funds, and that some of our partners hired to advise them on personal money management. Let’s say that you have just received a check for $1,000,000. Depending on your family circumstances, here are some questions that you might have: How much can I spend? Where should I put the money? How long will the money last? The first question is the “budget” issue; the second question is the “how-much-risk-do-I … [Read more...]
Why You Don’t Want a Safe Investment Portfolio
This is a guest post by Patrick Collins of Schultz Collins Lawson Chambers, Inc., the firm we hired to advise us on how to handle Kazan Law’s pension funds, our charitable foundation’s funds, and that some of our partners hired to advise them on personal money management. The decision on what lawyer to hire is the most important financial decision almost every family will ever make because so much potential money is at stake. If litigation goes well, the next decision is what to do with the proceeds so that the money is there and stays there to meet the family’s needs for many years to come. … [Read more...]
How Much Investment Risk is Suitable for You?
This is a guest post by Patrick Collins of Schultz Collins Lawson Chambers, Inc., the firm we hired to advise us on how to handle Kazan Law’s pension funds, our charitable foundation’s funds, and that some of our partners hired to advise them on personal money management. The decision on what lawyer to hire is the most important financial decision almost every family will ever make because so much potential money is at stake. If litigation goes well, the next decision is what to do with the proceeds so that the money is there and stays there to meet the family’s needs for many years to come. … [Read more...]