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Scuba

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1. I bet there's some positives to report in terms of declining numbers of medical bankruptcies too.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 07:10 PM

Feb 2014

What with the positive changes in the law that took effect before 2014, plus all the newly insured, I would expect we would be seeing a significant reduction in medical cost-induced bankruptcies.

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Obamacare Is Working And This Graph Proves It Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt: [View all] Fred Sanders Feb 2014 OP

I bet there's some positives to report in terms of declining numbers of medical bankruptcies too. Scuba Feb 2014 #1

And within a couple of months ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #2

Yep. Scuba Feb 2014 #3

Can not find up to date statistics, bankruptcies have been falling for the last 5 years, but there Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #4

Yes, but wasn't that right after Control-Z Feb 2014 #7

Good question, but I couldn't find an answer-yet! nt babylonsister Feb 2014 #5

I don't see much evidence there.The uninsured % is still higher doc03 Feb 2014 #6