Male breast cancer patient cannot obtain Medicaid coverage

Raymond Johnson is 26 and male breast cancer, who works for a small construction company, which for him, but does not provide health insurance, turning to Medicaid assistance includes the cost of treatment, turned down by the Medicaid rules vary by State and Johnson lives in South Carolina, where is the coverage for the treatment of breast cancer is only offered for women.

Johnson and his mother to absorb the shock of his diagnosis of cancer and then fling the cover costs, with no help from their state, which he hoped that the lump in the breast, cyst, but when she appeared for the great and painful biopsy confirmed his help. breast cancer, who went to the Charleston Cancer Center for surgery and other treatments there, he learned that he was on his own to cover the cost.patient advocate, met Susan, favor, okay, experience in working with the State bureaucracy, favor, okay "breast cancer is not exclusively for women, I know that it is not nearly as many cases [men], but it is certainly a problem to think about it," she said. "The 26-year-old man to fall, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, we're talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars. This boy never recover financially. "

Currently Johnson with neo adjuvant chemotherapy before surgery, when chemotherapy is given in this plan, doctors hope to shrink the tumor and to stop the possible spread of cancer. small tumor means less surgical trauma for the patient-male or female. chemotherapy drugs are for Johnson to continue the work, such as side effects are debilitating its doctor are already more than 4 000in the early stages of his treatment he refused. Medicaid twice, but his defence counsel patients and the hospital remains sure helped with funding.

Favor, okay favor, okay appealed, Congressman Johnson and local organisations, which may be able to help change the law and help with medical costs. "is always one day at a time," he said. "We will continue to try, because we want to help people, it is our job."In the meantime, the doctor and hospital bills continue to mail Johnson now goes to the hospital, Roper St. Francis, not for profit organisation, for treatments not refused treatment, and no collection agency will be sent to him for the patient advocate "money Johnson will help draw up a payment plan, which is adjusted to your current financial situation.

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