Dr. Veena Shankaran had been treating her patient for colon cancer for almost a year when he came into her office and said he had to file for bankruptcy, move in with a family member and change doctors.
“I literally saw him every week, or every two weeks…but I had no idea this was remotely possible,” she said. “But when I look back, he couldn’t work, he didn’t have premium insurance.”
That was around when Shankaran first became interested in what she calls “financial toxicity,”…
Dr. Veena Shankaran had been treating her patient for colon cancer for almost a year when he came into her office and said he had to file for bankruptcy, move in with a family member and change doctors.
“I literally saw him every week, or every two weeks…but I had no idea this was remotely possible,” she said. “But when I look back, he couldn’t work, he didn’t have premium insurance.”
That was around when Shankaran first became interested in what she calls “financial toxicity,”…