[dogbyte12]

Here are the states with the highest levels of bankruptcy filings: Utah, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada, Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio, Mississippi and Idaho. Notice how red that list is there? Many of these states also have companies that have marginal health coverage. Coincidence? If you get sick on the job, lose your health insurance due to not being able to work, you don't pay your bills. You file.

People are going to be indentured servants for life. We are heading back to debtor prisons.

[longtermmemmory]

It will really depend on how strict the means test will be done.

I do not believe it is healthcare alone that is forcing people into bankruptcy. The ulitmate objective of this bankruptcy reform was to force the bankruptcy court to be a collection agency for credit card debt. Debt by the way that has ALREADY been sold to collection agencies.

Its a question of the means test.

[Diverdogz]

A couple of months ago I had to have surgery to repair a hernia. Outpatient stuff, no big deal.

The charges submitted to my insurance, which is the price the uninsured would have to pay, totaled $18,000. Insurance has negotiated savings to make their cost about $4k. My out of pocket expenses were only $500 or so. I'm grateful to be able to have insurance.

I can easily see how someone without insurance who has a little accident, disease, whatever can wind up whe enormous medical bills and be forced into bankruptcy very quickly. And that is without acting irresponsible at all.

[cicero's_son]

Yep. I have to tell you, I am personally so angry about this blatant act of greed and corruption, I will have a hard time voting for anyone, Republican or Democrat, who supports this legislation.