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In reply to the discussion: The individual mandate: I and others warned that this was coming, too. [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)It is actual sick people in your situation who account for most of the ongoing medical bankruptcies in MA--80% of whom have insurance.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/massachusetts/2012/09/09/medical-debt-massachusetts-persists-despite-health-law/QztpbflGjmUfVcf8J8tjbI/story.html
Architects of the pioneering 2006 Massachusetts health law, which required most residents to have insurance, expected it would reduce families medical debt. But the most recent data suggest the scope of medical debt has remained largely unchanged.
Temporary lapses in insurance coverage and increasingly common plans with high deductibles and copayments have contributed to medical debt, leaving some people struggling to pay bills for hospitals, doctors, and ambulance companies. Rising health costs and the recession also probably played a role.