Making Ends Meet: Financial Issues from the Perspectives of Patients and Their Health-Care Team

By several measures, adolescents and young adults (AYAs, age 15–39 years) represent the population segment at greatest risk for economic calamity. In particular, AYAs with cancer face numerous financial challenges that pose barriers to their receipt of appropriate and timely medical care. The health-related financial issues examined in this chapter include employment, health insurance, out-of-pocket expenses, and selected health-related …