Health Insurance Changes and the Breast Cancer Community
Recent federal legislation about health insurance coverage will impact the breast cancer community. Monica Bryant of Triage Cancer talks to us about changes to private insurance (through the ACA healthcare exchange marketplace) and publicly funded insurance including Medicare and Medicaid. We also discuss some of the potential ripple effects, including on cancer screening programs, that may impact the ability of many in the cancer community to access healthcare.
Episode Notes:
Legislative Advocacy resources
Post-Election Advocacy: Getting Engaged (Triage Cancer, webinar)
Storytelling for Impact (A Fresh Chapter, upcoming dates tba)
Effective Strategic Storytelling powerpoint (Metavivor)
Metavivor Stampede training powerpoint (Metavivor, covers bills relevant to MBC)
Register for Metavivor’s Stage IV Groundswell Advocacy training & virtual event (Feb 23 - March 6, 2026)
Email alerts about cancer-related advocacy issues
Metavivor advocacy alerts (MBC specific)
Susan G. Komen (breast cancer specific)
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (all cancers)
More on the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill / “One Big Beautiful Bill”:
Breaking News: What’s in the “Big Bill” and how it impacts you? (Triage Cancer, webinar)
Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2025)
Implementation dates for changes resulting from the 2025 Budget Reconciliation bill (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2025)
More information on impacts to the ACA health insurance marketplace (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2025)
Access to health care when you are uninsured
Quick Guide to Health Care Options When Uninsured en español (Triage Cancer, 2024)
Accessing cancer care if you don’t have or lose access to health insurance (Oncolink, 2025)
Hill Burton facilities
Federally qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
Community clinics
Charity Care
Quick guide to charity care programs (Triage Cancer, 2022)
Medicaid Resources from Triage Cancer
Quick Guide to Medicaid: English / Español
Quick Guide to Medicaid Coverage of Clinical Trials: English / Español
Quick Guide to Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening & Treatment: English
What Medicaid is named in your state: English / Español
Enlace a todos los recursos sobre Triage Cancer disponibles en español
Link to all Triage Cancer resources available in Spanish
For assistance in navigating specific barriers to healthcare insurance, please contact
Triage Cancer Legal and Financial Navigation program / Programa de Orientación Legal y Financiera
Meet the Guest of the Episode
Monica Fawzy Bryant, Esq
Monica is a cancer rights attorney, speaker, and author, dedicated to improving access to and availability of quality information on cancer survivorship issues. She is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Triage Cancer, a national, nonprofit organization that provides education on the practical and legal issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers, through events, materials, and resources. Throughout her career, Monica has provided over one thousand educational seminars, written articles, blogs, appeared on radio and television shows, and co-authored a book published by the American Bar Association called Cancer Rights Law: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Monica is an Adjunct Law Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law, teaching a class on Cancer Rights.
You can connect with Triage Cancer on all social media channels @TriageCancer or their LinkedIn
You can connect with Monica on Twitter @NavSurvivorship and on LinkedIn.
