CLC In the News : Our Impact : Cancer Legal Care

LEGACY CARE: A Pilot Clinical Trial

The LEgal Guidance for Cancer Patients and CAREgivers study looked at the effect of medical-legal partnerships (like CLC) on addressing the health-harming legal needs experienced by caregivers during their loved ones' cancer diagnosis and treatment.
On HCMC’s List of Financial Troubles, Generosity is a Leading Culprit
As Ranks of Uninsured Grow, Charity Care Can be Hard to Come By at Many Hospitals
Mayo Treated His Cancer, but Insurance Denied Coverage, Leaving Him with $76K in Medical Bills
Surviving Spouses May Not Be Responsible for Partners' Medical Bills

New York Times
By Ann Carnes, September 27, 2024
‘This is not a bill’: How to decipher explanations of benefits and pay for your medical care

Star Tribune, September 9, 2024, Christopher Snowbeck
Patient and Family Preferences in Referral to Legal Services After a Cancer Diagnosis

Article in Patient Education and Counseling 122 (2024) 10841, regarding survey study done in 2023 in partnership with former Cancer Legal Care clients and cancer survivorship researchers at the University of Minnesota.
The care was crucial. He had insurance. His hospital bill? A whopping $155,493
Addressing Cancer's Financial Toxicity: How Access to Free Legal Care Helps to Overcome Barriers to Care for Minnesota Cancer Patients Caused by Health Insurance and Provider Billing Issues

White paper on the impact access to legal help has on reversing cancer patients' insurance denials and billing errors.

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