Recovery from Cancer | Petition of Parent to US

[shakeyy 78]

Is history of cancer an issue and make a parent inadmissible due to medical grounds if mom has history of cancer treatment?

 

Thank you.

 

[JeanneAdil 6,291]

no,  its not 

but look into cost of medical insurance for someone with a past history of cancer/  its going to be expensive 

and when my late husband  had cancer, the treatments are expensive 

i believe the person looses Canadian health care benefits when they move here

[Verrou 1,905]

no it wont effect the immigration part

but health / medical bill will be expensive. and if she already issue, usually new health insurance wont cover for it

[Boiler 43,848]

I do not see why she could not buy Insurance and that is really a Money/State issue and I could envisage circumstances where she could be better off in the US.

 

Not an issue for the visa.

[Lil bear 3,876]

27 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

no it wont effect the immigration part

but health / medical bill will be expensive. and if she already issue, usually new health insurance wont cover for it

ACA policies must cover preexisting medical conditions 

[shakeyy 78]

3 hours ago, Lil bear said:

ACA policies must cover preexisting medical conditions 

but costs alot if they do cover?

 

Thank you everyone for answering.

[Lil bear 3,876]

12 minutes ago, shakeyy said:

but costs alot if they do cover?

 

Thank you everyone for answering.

No .. there is no additional premium  or reduction in  coverage for preexisting conditions 

[shakeyy 78]

12 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

No .. there is no additional premium  or reduction in  coverage for preexisting conditions 

Thank you. Sounds scary. Prob not a bright idea to petition looking at the threads in VJ.  If it would cost me $30,000 a year just for insurance.  This is so sad.

[Lil bear 3,876]

16 hours ago, shakeyy said:

Thank you. Sounds scary. Prob not a bright idea to petition looking at the threads in VJ.  If it would cost me $30,000 a year just for insurance.  This is so sad.

Yes the cost of health coverage for parents who are not working or eligible for Medicare is a big issue. Some states have an expanded medicaid that LPR can access but others do not. There are a couple of good threads that you can read through .. also investigate your states Medicaid eligibility 

Edited June 21, 2022 by Lil bear

[Boiler 43,848]

54 minutes ago, shakeyy said:

Thank you. Sounds scary. Prob not a bright idea to petition looking at the threads in VJ.  If it would cost me $30,000 a year just for insurance.  This is so sad.

None of the ACA plans are that much or close

Edited June 20, 2022 by Boiler

[shakeyy 78]

34 minutes ago, Boiler said:

None of the ACA plans are that much or close

what do you mean? Could be lower?

[Boiler 43,848]

26 minutes ago, shakeyy said:

what do you mean? Could be lower?

Where did you get that premium from?

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

2 hours ago, Lil bear said:

No .. there is no additional premium  or reduction in  coverage for preexisting conditions 

But they are not required to cover every cost associated with covered conditions. And they certainly don’t for cancer. People go bankrupt paying for care here. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/24/cancer-puts-many-patients-into-bankruptcy-advisors-are-trying-to-help.html

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cancer-forces-42-of-patients-to-exhaust-life-savings-in-2-years-study-finds.html

 

Edited June 20, 2022 by SusieQQQ

[Lil bear 3,876]

19 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

But they are not required to cover every cost associated with covered conditions. And they certainly don’t for cancer. People go bankrupt paying for care here. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/24/cancer-puts-many-patients-into-bankruptcy-advisors-are-trying-to-help.html

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cancer-forces-42-of-patients-to-exhaust-life-savings-in-2-years-study-finds.html

 

Correct .. but a specific  policy will have the same restrictions/ treatment limits for a certain medical condition,   whether it is preexisting or new 

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

4 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Correct .. but a specific  policy will have the same restrictions/ treatment limits for a certain medical condition,   whether it is preexisting or new 

Not much comfort when you’re going bankrupt though. I never understand why people with conditions like that would move from a universal healthcare system to the US under the current healthcare system, especially when even these current benefits keep getting attacked by certain politicians. Hopefully OP’s parent stays in remission and none of this affects them.