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Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3 | Wow,
thank you so much Bart,Cheryl, Christine, Leslie and Anne Marie. Great information. I have now some very good information to show Tim. I looked at some of the webpages of the CCC's that Christine let me in on and the nearest ones of San Diego and UCDavis look pretty stringent on their inablitiy to help someone without insurance, although I have not called the billing personel yet. The MDAnderson in Texas offers a program if your a Texas resident. So, if I can just get Tim to authorize me to speak with his doctors and then locate a CCC near Nevada that will work with us (he has no insurance) then well be on a game plan. Does anyone know about the upcoming Obamacare insurance deal? Are we all supposed to have enrolled in insurance by 2014? And if thats the case, would a CCC then be able to see him? I sure appreciate all of you.
greg
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BASAL, squamous, head and neck, stage 3
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I would suggest to do your own research on the Obamacare insurance. To me, it seems a bit complicated. Not a one size fits all type thing (like it was supposed to be) where each individual would need something different. I kinda thought that it was supposed to be simplified but to me its a big headache to understand. But then again, Im not the best with all that insurance stuff.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 720 Likes: 1 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 720 Likes: 1 | Insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act's health-insurance exchanges in each state is effective as of Jan. 1, 2014, so presumably wouldn't cover any doctor visits or treatments before that date.
Leslie
April 2006: Husband dx by dentist with leukoplakia on tongue. Oral surgeon's biopsy 4/28/06: Moderate dysplasia; pathology report warned of possible "skip effect." ENT's excisional biopsy (got it all) 5/31/06: SCC in situ/small bit superficially invasive. Early detection saves lives.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | I wish I could help with the insurance question - Im Canadian though and our system is very different there is an insurance forum here there may be some answers there for you. Good luck.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 319 | Greg, here's a link to a web-site designed to help you figure out where you want to be under the ACA (aka Obamacare). http://www.getcoveredamerica.org/about-us/I can't say much (anything) about the quality of the help offered, I just found it and offer it for whatever use it might prove to be. Good luck, Bart
My intro: http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbt...3644#Post16364409/09 - Dx OC Stg IV 10/09 - Chemo/3 Cisplatin, 40 rad 11/09 - PET CLEAN 07/11 - Dx Stage IV C. (Liver) 06/12 - PET CLEAN 09/12 - PET Dist Met (Liver) 04/13 - PET CLEAN 06/13 - PET Dist Met (Liver + 1 lymph node) 10/13 - PET - Xeloda ineffective 11/13 - Liver packed w/ SIRI-Spheres 02/14 - PET - Siri-Spheres effective, 4cm tumor in lymph-node 03/15 - Begin 15 Rads 03/24 - Final Rad! Woot! 7/27/14 Bart passed away. RIP!
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