Consumer Alert: Bill aims to waive Medicare waiting period for metastatic breast cancer patients unable to work ...Middle East

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Thursday’s Consumer Alert tackles a difficult topic. While many address the challenges of breast cancer diagnosis, few talk about the fact it can be financially devastating. This is especially true for folks facing metastatic breast cancer, which is cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Currently, there is no cure. Often when a patient is no longer able to work, she also loses her health insurance, forcing families to pay for care out of pocket. It currently takes almost twoand a half years to get disability and Medicare, and advocates say for these stage-four patients, that’s too long. A bill in the U.S. House wou

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