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liberalhistorian

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14. Being insured does not mean

Wed Dec 5, 2018, 10:48 PM

Dec 2018

having no medical debt. Most insured have co-pays and deductibles and both can be very high, especially for surgeries, or critical/chronic illnesses and especially for needed prescription medicines. In fact, a high percentage of bankruptcies due to medical debt are filed by the insured. If you or a family member have cancer or a major disability or a similar issue, you could easily have tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of dollars in co-pays and deductibles.

And just because people can't pay doesn't mean that they can't lose whatever they have to the medical-industrial complex, especially the hospitals who pay their executives millions while using the legal system to squeeze every penny they can from those who can least afford it.

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Two Women Erased $1.5 Million of Strangers' Medical Debt Just Because They Felt Like It [View all] babylonsister Dec 2018 OP

I love this! Loryn Dec 2018 #1

This makes me so happy.🤗 dewsgirl Dec 2018 #2

There should be a law Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #3

That'd solve most of the problems. Good idea. erronis Dec 2018 #5

That is such a great idea! (eom) Control-Z Dec 2018 #21

John Oliver has done this, too. n/t PatrickforO Dec 2018 #4

I remember that episode ZeroSomeBrains Dec 2018 #7

Not all heroes wear capes crazycatlady Dec 2018 #6

and there are lot secret santa's paying debts of others.... a kennedy Dec 2018 #8

Medical debt is usually because hospitals/doctors/labs charge the non-insured erronis Dec 2018 #9

Being insured does not mean liberalhistorian Dec 2018 #14

You are right. And insurance is covering less all the time. Watch out for those new plans erronis Dec 2018 #17

Wow! We need to clone these two. BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #10

I think this is great. But... eggplant Dec 2018 #11

I wonder if such debt might contribute to the high suicide rates in the US. rickyhall Dec 2018 #12

Sadly, I believe both medical and student loan liberalhistorian Dec 2018 #15

wonderful. Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #13

In civilized society, there would be no such thing liberalhistorian Dec 2018 #16

That is one thing the new Democratic House can make happen. erronis Dec 2018 #18

That would be great if they could do that, but liberalhistorian Dec 2018 #20

Bless these two caring women. argyl Dec 2018 #19

Or if you don't want to give FB your browsing history (and how they did it) Sentath Dec 2018 #22