Insured but Unprotected, and Driven Bankrupt by Health Crises

Health insurance is supposed to offer protection — both medically and financially. But as it turns out, an estimated three-quarters of people who are pushed into personal bankruptcy by medical problems actually had insurance when they got sick or were injured.

And so, even as Washington tries to cover the tens of millions of Americans without medical insurance, many health policy experts say simply giving everyone an insurance card will not be ... Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 1, 2009

This is the kind of story I wish news organizations would publish without the prompting of a Congressional hearing. In this case didn't feel the Abelson adequately explored the under-insurance phenomenon from a macro perspective.

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