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- Overview
- Think Ahead "just in case"
- What to do if your life objectives have changed
- If you decide to change jobs or careers
- If you run into problems at work because of your health condition
- Disclosure of your health history
- If you are unable to work or may be unable to work in the foreseeable future
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If you are unable to work or may be unable to work in the foreseeable future
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If you may need to stop work:
- Learn how to maximize time off without pay. See: Work: Time Off Because Of Health
- Learn about the disability income sources to which you may be entitled.
- Check benefits at work.
- Look at the requirements for obtaining Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). You paid premiums for SSDI coverage from withholding.
- Check to see whether you qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
- If you are going to apply for SSDI or SSI: Only one third of applicants for SSDI are awarded an income. We provide easy-to-use information for applying as an educated consumer that makes it more likely to get a "yes" when applying for SSDI and/or SSI. Click here for tips about applying for SSDI and here for SSI.
- If you already have an income from either SSDI or SSI: we provide information about keeping your income, including what to do if an investigator shows up. We also provide tips to make the transition to disability easier and explain your ongoing rights, such as keeping Medicare. Click here.
- If you have health insurance through work and will continue coverage through a COBRA type law, start thinking about how to pay for the premium. Health insurance is critical to good health care. (Check to see if you can get less expensive health insurance individually in your state. See: www.healthcare.gov )
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Home health care is available for many situations that used to require hospitalization. Home health care is generally covered by health insurance.
Get your legal affairs in order. (We call the subject "Planning Ahead"). Please do not assume from this that we are suggesting you are going to die sometime soon. Your prognosis depends on many factors, including the type of cancer, your physical condition and your access to the best cancer care. However, it is better to be safe than sorry. What we are suggesting is what we suggest to everyone. Life is fragile.
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