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Jordan Karwedsky, financial counselor at Green Bay Oncology and chairperson of the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network, discusses her plans for the network's future.
F I N A N C I A L A D V O C AC Y N E T W O R K ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS ACCC 2021 Financial Advocacy Network Summit What’s Ahead The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Financial Advocacy Summit is an annual opportunity for members to con- nect and discuss the current and critical issues impacting financial advocacy. The Summit was held virtually in September …
The new year brings with it new goals and plans for ACCC’s Financial Advocacy Network. But before talking about the innovations to come in 2022, let’s look back at the accomplishments of 2021.
Throughout November, ACCC hosted the Financial Advocacy Network Virtual Summit, which featured financial advocacy experts facilitating a series of webinars to address a variety of topics of interest for financial advocates and their allies. Each of the webinars described below have been recorded for viewing at your convenience. Register for free access here. Promoting Discussions of Cost With Newly …
On July 29, the ACCC Financial Advocacy Network hosted an interactive virtual Town Hall: Financial Navigation During the COVID-19 Crisis: Tips from Financial Advocates. Chair Lori Schneider, Oncology Operations Manager at Green Bay Oncology, moderated a panel discussion and Q&A focused on helping financial advocates help patients continue to be able to pay for their cancer treatment during the …
With the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in unprecedented unemployment and an economic recession, financial advocacy services for cancer patients are more important than ever. At any given time, the job of financial advocates and navigators requires them to stay on top of rapidly changing assistance programs, insurance coverage changes, new state healthcare laws, and evolving community resources. The pandemic …
By Angie Santiago As the Lead Financial Counselor at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, my job is to help patients understand what their health insurance covers and explore options for additional sources of financial support if necessary. Our center serves approximately 4,000 patients per year, and I help many of those patients locate the resources they …
When Lori Schneider helped create the first financial counselor role at Green Bay Oncology in Wisconsin in 2006, she was helping pioneer a solution to a need that would grow tremendously in the following years. “It's a key role,” says Schneider, “and the need for it is expanding, especially with the current insurance structure and huge out-of-pocket expenses for patients.” Today, Schneider has amassed …
F I N A N C I A L A D V O C AC Y N E T W O R K ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS ACCC Financial Advocacy Learning Labs Improving Processes to Better Serve Patients As innovative therapies continue to revolutionize cancer treat- ment, costs for cancer care are rising in tandem, creating a ripple effect of financial burden on patients. Cancer programs and insti- tutions continue …