Post by KNOWTHIS on Jun 4, 2009 8:01:42 GMT -5
Skyrocketing medical expenses are destroying the middle class faster than illegal immigrants and outsourcing. People with enough money to afford adequate care don't like to talk about this issue. They know that it's always those on the lower end of the scale who suffer the most. I expect those who proudly call themselves Christians to start taking this issue seriously instead of always salivating over the notion of privatizing everything including handing over our water rights to Bechtel.
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=illness-behind-most-bankruptcies-09-06-04
'Illness Behind Most Bankruptcies'
"A study in the American Journal of Medicine finds that in 2007 more than 62 percent of all bankruptcies were driven by medical costs, a number that has likely gone up since the recession began. And most of the bankrupted had health insurance. Steve Mirsky reports."
www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/06/01/daily24.html
'Study finds out-of-pocket health insurance costs on the rise'
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=illness-behind-most-bankruptcies-09-06-04
'Illness Behind Most Bankruptcies'
"A study in the American Journal of Medicine finds that in 2007 more than 62 percent of all bankruptcies were driven by medical costs, a number that has likely gone up since the recession began. And most of the bankrupted had health insurance. Steve Mirsky reports."
www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/06/01/daily24.html
'Study finds out-of-pocket health insurance costs on the rise'
"The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published this week.
The study, authored by researchers from the National Opinion Research Center and Watson Wyatt Worldwide and funded by The Commonwealth Fund, examines trends in employer-sponsored insurance from 2004 to 2007. It found rising rates of underinsurance and unaffordability, particularly for poorer and sicker people...."
The study, authored by researchers from the National Opinion Research Center and Watson Wyatt Worldwide and funded by The Commonwealth Fund, examines trends in employer-sponsored insurance from 2004 to 2007. It found rising rates of underinsurance and unaffordability, particularly for poorer and sicker people...."