Locating Resources

Study the resources in your community related to the illness group chosen in Week 1. In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages formatted in APA style, describe the resources, including the following information:

• Identify and discuss a minimum of three community or national resources for your illness group preferably in your community.
• Include in your response all the information the patient should know about the services.
  • Benefits
  • Specific services they offer.
  • Fee schedules, if and when appropriate.
  • Criteria for eligibility.
  • Application process.
  • Availability of transportation.
• Discuss integration of these resources into a plan of care.
• Discuss potential advantages and disadvantages for vulnerable populations in seeking these resources.

Support your responses with examples and information from library resources, textbook and lectures.

SOLUTION

Locating Resources

Introduction

Chronic cancer is often treated through the administration of chemotherapy and drugs to kill the malignant cells. However, it is vital to appreciate that it is often a tasking affair that calls for pooling of both financial and non-financial resources and coordination of care to manage the condition (Alfano et al., 2019). My family resides in New York and hence I will look into one national resource and two community resources based on this region. In this assignment, I look into cancer community resources namely; the Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program (MCTP), Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center, and the New York Cancer Action Center.

Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program

Being a national resource, Medicaid is instrumental in the provision of affordable health coverage, more so to the low-income earning cancer survivors and patients………………………….$15