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15. Of course he didn't -- and a society that expects sick people and their

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 04:22 PM

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upset, grieving relatives to try to 'negotiate' medical bills is, IMO, a very sick and cruel society. No sick person should have to run a gauntlet of ghouls trying to rip him off for every dollar possible. SOCIETY should do its best to prevent such parasitic behavior. Our society encourages such 'competition', and here we are.

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So, I was sitting on a chair in the hall of the county courthouse this morning [View all] Skidmore Nov 2013 OP

Basically, a good person wiped out financially due to a medical bill, one of the bluestate10 Nov 2013 #1

HIs situation is exactly what bankruptcy is there for. elehhhhna Nov 2013 #4

Except the bankruptcy reform bill back in like 2006 hootinholler Nov 2013 #9

You know who was part author of the bill right? nt Javaman Nov 2013 #11

It's the one thing I will never forgive Joe for. n/t hootinholler Nov 2013 #13

Same here. nt Javaman Nov 2013 #14

Same here. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #20

Joe sure helped us out with Clarence Thomas too !! warrant46 Nov 2013 #21

I don't believe this is true. OKNancy Nov 2013 #16

Wrong Joe. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #19

LOL - that explains it. OKNancy Nov 2013 #22

Absolutely untrue. former9thward Nov 2013 #31

Not in a way that affected medical bills treestar Nov 2013 #29

This is horrible. And unfortunately among the "salt of the earth" BlueStreak Nov 2013 #28

Greatest Page for this important story! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #2

Although I realize older men like these have the mindset that they MUST Nay Nov 2013 #3

I bet he didn't negotiate the price down either. :-( Lars39 Nov 2013 #10

Of course he didn't -- and a society that expects sick people and their Nay Nov 2013 #15

Are you sure a medical bankruptcy would have allowed him to keep his house? pnwmom Nov 2013 #23

No. I'm not sure. Each state is probably different. But he certainly had no Nay Nov 2013 #24

You can keep your house in Iowa. former9thward Nov 2013 #35

+1 if he had the $$ to pay back all but 11K treestar Nov 2013 #30

Important post malaise Nov 2013 #5

Sad that this guy gave up everything he and his late wife worked for AndyA Nov 2013 #6

No he gave up everything because he did not talk to an attorney. former9thward Nov 2013 #33

Very often people can't afford an attorney AndyA Nov 2013 #39

The OP said he paid off except for 11k a 400k medical bill. former9thward Nov 2013 #40

The OP also said the man liquidated all his assets to pay them off AndyA Nov 2013 #41

Not acceptable and unnecessary. former9thward Nov 2013 #42

That's certainly not a very caring attitude toward someone who's suffered a hardship. AndyA Nov 2013 #43

It wasn't the insurance companies that gave him a 400k bill. former9thward Nov 2013 #44

The insurance companies dropped his wife. AndyA Nov 2013 #45

I read the same OP former9thward Nov 2013 #46

How you concluded that I am defending the medical industry is beyond me AndyA Nov 2013 #48

Good for him, but you iamthebandfanman Nov 2013 #7

I told him that but I think he needed to make the trip Skidmore Nov 2013 #8

Thanks for posting this good news Skidmore. Auntie Bush Nov 2013 #12

hope he wants to send King (or Latham) packing rurallib Nov 2013 #17

I hear this more and more from Republicans here in Tea Party, Texas, too. It gives me hope. marble falls Nov 2013 #18

thx for the story, sad the guy had to give all he had to pay medical bills Liberal_in_LA Nov 2013 #25

Skidmore Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2013 #26

K&R. Thanks for sharing that. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #27

Either this story is untrue or he did not talk to an attorney. former9thward Nov 2013 #32

I only know what the man told me and Skidmore Nov 2013 #36

I don't doubt what you reported is what was told to you. former9thward Nov 2013 #38

No more horror stories.. Gary 50 Nov 2013 #34

K&R rudolph the red Nov 2013 #37

my medical bills so far this year is over 450,000 thousand madrchsod Nov 2013 #47

He's blaming the problems with ACA on the right politicians! B Calm Nov 2013 #49

That was refreshing for me to hear too. Skidmore Nov 2013 #50