Cancer insurance
Treatment can take months. Extra cash benefits help you focus on getting well.
What a plan includes
A cancer diagnosis changes plans, routines and budgets. Here is how this coverage can lighten the financial side.
Covered
- Treatment benefitsPayments are typically made for chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
- Time in hospitalAdditional benefits may apply for admissions and longer inpatient stays.
- Everyday costsPut the money toward travel to treatment, lost income or help at home.
Not covered
- ScreeningsRoutine screenings such as mammograms or colonoscopies are usually not paid unless they are part of treatment.
- Earlier diagnosesA cancer diagnosed before your start date is normally excluded.
- Unrelated careIllnesses and conditions other than cancer are not covered.Every policy is different, so read the benefits summary before you choose.
47%
of people with cancer need long stretches away from work¹
56%
of people treated for cancer face money pressure because of it¹
$2,600
average monthly out-of-pocket spending on cancer care, even with health insurance²
90%
of supplemental policyholders say the coverage reduces financial worry³
Considering cancer coverage?
A licensed partner agent can help you decide.*
Cancer coverage, in plain words
Frequently asked questions
Who should look at a cancer plan?
Anyone who would worry about paying the bills during a long course of treatment.
It is often chosen by people with a family history of cancer, limited savings, or a job that would be hard to pause, and by anyone who wants a financial cushion during treatment.
If you could comfortably cover those costs yourself, you may decide to skip it.
I have health insurance. What would a cancer plan add?
Health insurance pays for the medical treatment. A cancer plan helps with everything around it, such as trips to specialists, time off, childcare and ongoing household bills.
Because the benefit is paid to you, it relieves money pressure while you concentrate on recovery.
How is the benefit paid?
Many cancer plans pay throughout treatment rather than in one payment.
A plan may pay a fixed amount for each chemotherapy or radiation session, each surgery and each hospital stay.
Payments go straight to you to use however helps most. Benefits and amounts differ by plan and state.
Every kind of coverage. One checkout.
Add cancer protection next to your health, dental or vision plan in one place.
Health plans built around your year
Filter Marketplace plans by budget, doctors and prescriptions, and bring in a licensed partner agent whenever you want a second opinion.
- Narrow dozens of plans to the few that fit you.
- See your premium tax credit applied to every price.
- Compare deductibles and copays side by side.
