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Leveraging the Discussions of Cost App to reduce financial toxicity and improve treatment cost communication.

For people with cancer, figuring out how to pay for treatment is one of their greatest concerns. To address these concerns many cancer programs have developed and implemented financial navigation programs.

As the price of new cancer treatments continues to rise, physicians in both the inpatient and outpatient settings need to factor cost as well as efficacy into treatment plans. Julie Kennerly-Shah, PharmD, MS, MHA, facilitates the Hematology Oncology Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, determining which agents will be available to providers …

While financial navigation programs ease the burden of financial toxicity on patients with cancer and help healthcare organizations with revenue loss, the manual nature of the process is challenging for navigators and financial advocates. Cowell Family Cancer Center piloted a financial navigation software program to analyze the effects of automation on productivity, workflow, and organizational …

Cancer programs are all on different parts of an ongoing journey to provide better financial counseling, navigation, and advocacy services to patients. Since 2011, ACCC has led national efforts to provide practical education, training, tools, and resources through its Financial Advocacy Network (FAN) initiative.

Cancer patients frequently experience financial burden and distress because of the high out-of-pocket costs associated with their treatments, the indirect and non-medical costs related to medical care, and the potential for lost income or employment while undergoing treatment.

The Lancaster General Health Foundation has one fund that is devoted solely to supporting the financial needs of patients receiving treatment at the Cancer Institute: the Cancer Patient Support Fund.