Family Reach Interview
One in five cancer patients in the US lose more than 40% of their income during their treatment. Despite this, financial and psycho-social support are often hard to come by.
This is where Family Reach steps in. Their mission is to remove financial barriers standing between a cancer patient and their treatment. To do this, they educate both patients and healthcare professionals on the financial burden of cancer, and step in with critical resources to meet the needs of families.
Find out how you can become an advocate and help to erase the shame around discussions of financial support.
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February 19, 2021
Erasing the Stigma of Seeking Financial Support
#128 Great.com Talks With... Family Reach
Finance plays a critical role in every cancer patient’s journey, yet despite this fact the support structures critical for navigating this issue are often unavailable. People diagnosed with cancer are almost three times more likely to file for bankruptcy than the average person; medical bills must be prioritized and thus mortgages, electricity bills, it all builds up. In this episode we spoke with Rosie Cunningham from Family Reach about their Financial Treatment Program, partnerships with healthcare professionals and efforts to eradicate the stigma of receiving financial support.
An Untold Story
This is an issue that affects millions of people and families in the US, yet it remains very much an untold story. Cunningham explains the importance of investing energy into training and integrating with healthcare professionals in order to teach them how to use Family Reach’s services and to feel comfortable and equipped to have conversations surrounding financial health. Their dream is for every patient to be paired with a financial care team at the moment they are paired with their medical care team.
Listen to the whole interview to find out how you can help Family Reach achieve their goals and raise wider awareness for the cause. You can also become a monthly donor through the Key Holder program and read further about their solution-based Financial Treatment Program.
Want to learn more about Family Reach? You can check out their blog and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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