Posted on 01/25/2010 5:39:30 AM PST by Blue Turtle
Medical bills are responsible for more than 60% of the personal bankruptcies in this country.
Over three-quarters of the people who were ruined financially by bankruptcy already HAD health insurance.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/05/bankruptcy.medical.bills/
You can put money away, live a healthy lifestyle, have insurance, and STILL have this happen to you.
But I get it - “People get sick and die. Get over it.”
Put that on your mirror. Next time you get sick and run out of money - which has been considerably dented by your previous bout with cancer (congratulations on your successful battle, btw) that sentiment should comfort you and your family.
...and that is exactly the justification for “Health Care Reform”.
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