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5. "she and her husband owe $55,000 to others, including credit card companies."

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 02:37 AM

Mar 2012

Lawyers who represent Brown dispute the significance of her bankruptcy. They say her unpaid medical bills were only a small part of her debts and did not cause her bankruptcy. They say that she and her husband owe $55,000 to others, including credit card companies. And they say her financial troubles were caused by the failure of her auto repair shop. Brown said in the bankruptcy petition that her only income was $275 a month in unemployment benefits.

I wager $1 that at least some of that $55K is medical-related charges.

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Plaintiff challenging healthcare law went bankrupt � with unpaid medical bills [View all] SunSeeker Mar 2012 OP

"an example of exactly the problem the healthcare law was intended to address. " babylonsister Mar 2012 #1

Making underinsurance the norm will only make the problem worse n/t eridani Mar 2012 #10

re: I maintain some people are just plain dumb. mlevans Mar 2012 #28

They should still have access, though excuse not to write Mar 2012 #37

dumb for allowing tooeyeten Mar 2012 #40

boy oh boy..they picked the wrong person to make their case madrchsod Mar 2012 #2

Only $4,500 in medical debt? christx30 Mar 2012 #3

rofl! 2banon Mar 2012 #51

You can declare bankruptcy in Florida when you only owe $4,500? No wonder all the crooks there.. Monk06 Mar 2012 #4

You can declare bankruptcy with $1 in debt AngryAmish Mar 2012 #32

In Canada the minimum debt to declare personal bankrupsy is $1000 which surprised me Monk06 Mar 2012 #33

"she and her husband owe $55,000 to others, including credit card companies." PSPS Mar 2012 #5

If her only income is $275 a month in unemployment... subterranean Mar 2012 #6

But THAT would be SOCIALISM! Ian David Mar 2012 #14

Common misconception about Medicaid KatyMan Mar 2012 #15

65 or blind or disabled or have dependent children. bornskeptic Mar 2012 #18

Medicaid != Medicare jeff47 Mar 2012 #19

Nope- wrong KatyMan Mar 2012 #44

Medicaid varies by state. SheilaT Mar 2012 #50

The Affordable Care Act includes a Medicaid expansion. subterranean Mar 2012 #23

Agree- KatyMan Mar 2012 #45

The stupidity is strong with this one. nt Selatius Mar 2012 #7

You are wise Obi Won sarcasmo Mar 2012 #24

That amount wouldn't have triggered a catastrophic policy. dkf Mar 2012 #8

+1 area51 Mar 2012 #9

just as so many Obama critics veganlush Mar 2012 #11

How do taxpayers subsidize the bankrupt? N/t Narkos Mar 2012 #35

last time i checked, people w/ health insurance can still go bankrupt. KG Mar 2012 #12

Derp! n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #13

But... Wait Wut Mar 2012 #16

So.... if she has a heart attack, what happens?? Sparkly Mar 2012 #17

She will be a charity case citizen blues Mar 2012 #39

if she's got $55g in debt, including unpaid credit card bills SemperEadem Mar 2012 #20

And who eventually Iliyah Mar 2012 #21

Do you wonder how matron Brown would feel if someone didn"t pay here? bayareaboy Mar 2012 #22

Stupid is, as stupid does. Smilo Mar 2012 #25

If she's on unemployment EC Mar 2012 #26

There's a cure zentrum Mar 2012 #27

So, She's bankrupt now and can't pay her medical bills. So guess who she wants to pay her bills now? W T F Mar 2012 #29

So, did she challenge mandatory unemployment insurance payments? MH1 Mar 2012 #30

Perhaps she is receiving some cash for agreeing to act as the plaintiff andym Mar 2012 #31

Burning stupid. nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2012 #34

Bankrupt and on unemployment, eh? NICO9000 Mar 2012 #36

Arrrrgh. My brain. It's burning. geckosfeet Mar 2012 #38

So then the governmen, that is the taxpayers, picked up her unpaid medical bills. krispos42 Mar 2012 #41

Wouldn't the doctors eat the loss? dkf Mar 2012 #42

They can claim the loss on their taxes, is how I believe it works krispos42 Mar 2012 #47

Good point. They do that on top of inflating their charges to cover nonpayment. nt SunSeeker Mar 2012 #49

Doctors inflate their charges to cover the predictable amout of nonpayment. SunSeeker Mar 2012 #48

Who says I don't have insurance right now? mackattack Mar 2012 #43

Pacer System bpj62 Mar 2012 #46