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Medical Bills and Bankruptcies

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A recent study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation took a look at the connection between medical bills and bankruptcies in the United States. The results at a glance: More than 62 percent of bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical bills. This is an increase of approximately fifty percent since 2001. More than three-quarters of families who declared bankruptcy due to medical bills DID HAVE health insurance but were still overwhelmed by medical debt. More than ninety percent of people with medical debt owed more than five thousand dollars. In many cases, the amount of medical debt was … Continue reading →

Hospital Indigent Funds

I spent a good portion of yesterday morning in the Emergency Room. While scrubbing out a pot that I’d boiled linguini noodles in, I jammed a dried noodle in between the nail and the thumb. It went all the way to the quick. I tried pulling it out which only broke it off, then soaking it to make it flexible (no go), and sucking it out (extremely painful, no positive result). It quickly got infected and moved closer and closer to that ten on the pain scale. So reluctantly I went to the ER, knowing that I was in for … Continue reading →

Save Money on Medical Bills

Do you pay attention to the medical bills you receive, or do you just pay them and forget about it? Do you pay your medical bill the day it is due, or once the insurance has processed it? Do you read all those forms that the insurance company sends you regarding service provided? Medical bills and insurance can be tricky to figure out, but it is important to stay on top of it. Recently I had my third child. This time I was able to deliver naturally—meaning no epidural, no pain medication of any kind. The reason I bring this … Continue reading →