BANKRUPT !
What you need to know about uninsured personal medical expenses and personal BANKRUPTCY
The statistical probability of a cancer diagnosis during ones lifetime is almost 50%
If you have family, your probability of facing a cancer diagnosis is closer to 100%.
1 in 2 Canadians will get cancer: Cancer Society – 1 in 4 will die
Your financial health may also be at risk. Uninsured medical expenses are the third leading cause of bankruptcy in Canada and it’s number one in the US.
Vanessa helps Manitobans reduce financial risk. Having lost her father to melanoma and facing a cancer diagnosis herself, Vanessa now advises Manitobans on strategies to reduce their financial risk including when they face a chronic illness. The Canadian Cancer Society, in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Action Network (CCAN) undertook a comprehensive review of research on the financial impact of a chronic illness and then completed interviews with health care professionals, frontline workers as well as cancer patients, caregivers and their families to compare the research findings with the Manitoba experience.
For more information and to read the full report visit www.cancer.ca and choose Manitoba from the dropdown.
Running a mixed farm with her husband in southwest Manitoba for most of her life, Pam never thought she’s spend so much time in the city. Within six months of her daughter Jessie’s diagnosis with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the Robbins’ racked up nearly $25,000 in debts while travelling to Winnipeg and Brandon for multiple tests, surgery and chemotherapy. Gasoline expenses totalled $5,300, parking $900 and 24 overnight stays with meals totalled $5,500. Then there was the cost of hiring people to help with harvest…
For more information and to read the full report visit www.cancer.ca and choose Manitoba from the dropdown.
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