Cancer-Related Legal Issues

Following a cancer diagnosis, a person will meet with a host of healthcare professionals. And while most are familiar with the roles of a doctor, surgeon, or nurse, the role of a navigator may be somewhat new. Jordan Henderson recently collaborated with Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) to develop educational materials to help patients understand the role of the navigator in their breast cancer care.

Cancer-related legal issues often include problems with employment, health insurance, consumer rights, and managing finances. There are laws that provide protections and access to programs for patients with cancer.

Patients with cancer should understand their employment rights as there are key laws that protect from discrimination in the workplace and allow time to be taken off from work.

The Affordable Care Act touches many areas of the cancer community and the healthcare system. Watch Joanna Fawzy Morales, Esq., CEO of Triage Cancer; and Monica Fawzy Bryant, Esq., COO of Triage Cancer, discuss the future of the Affordable Care Act.