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Insurance Issues

If you have to leave your community because of a natural disaster or other emergency, contact your health insurance company as soon as possible, and let them know where you are located.

Ask if there are oncologist/hospitals they want you to go to outside your network area.

Due to the disaster, insurance companies should try to work with you any way possible in order to
find a new doctor
get your medical records
get your medication refilled

Be sure to have proof of insurance with you for any doctor or treatment appointments.

If you have lost or do not have your insurance cards, ask your insurance company to mail your information to a local address or to your new doctor’s office.

This page was last edited June 17, 2006


Written by: Kathleen A. Jarvis, RN, MS, Matria Healthcare
Edited by: Rachael Myers Lowe, cancerpage.com


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