To help ease money worries, hospitals and other care providers are increasingly using counselors to guide patients and, in some cases, arrange for financial help. Counselors may suggest how to get financial help or assist with the paperwork. That frequently includes cancer patients and also neurology or rheumatology patients. Counselors review every patient's treatment plan at Barton's cancer center, which sees hundreds of patients every week. Patients need to make sure the amount they owe is correct and that a lower total cannot be negotiated.

Source: ABC News June 07, 2017 15:45 UTC