1. 62% of bankruptcy in the US is attributable to medical bills That’s right. Two-thirds of all bankruptcy cases are due to people trying to pay for their medical bills. I’m not making this up: http://pnhp.org/new_bankruptcy

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1. 62% of bankruptcy in the US is attributable to medical bills That’s right. Two-thirds of all bankruptcy cases are due to people trying to pay for their medical bills. I’m not making this up: http://pnhp.org/new_bankruptcy_study/Bankruptcy-2009.pdf ↓

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幾秒內	Mark Shrime markshrime	There are 250,000 medical-related GoFundMe campaigns a year. Our medical system bankrupts people. No matter how famous you are, no matter whether you’re a Nobel prize winner, you’re one bad accident away from poverty in the US https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304901 ↓
36 分鐘內	Leigh Thom leighthom6269	And they almost always had insurance
2 小時內	Peggy O'Leary peg930	Do you mean 46.2% and almost half? If your facts are right, people will focus on that rather than your point.
4 小時內	Andrew Webb andrewdoverinsta	Medical causes are blamed for 2/3rds of bankruptcies, but part of it is income loss due to the illness according to the pnhp: "When asked about problems that contributed very much or somewhat to their bankruptcy, 41.8% of interviewees specifically identified a health problem, 54.9% cited medical or drug costs, and 37.8% blamed income loss due to illness. Overall, 68.8% cited at least one of these medical causes."
10 小時內	Steven Ritter stevenritter333	I’m sorry if I’m being dense, but what does it mean when you say 1.62% of bankruptcy is due to medical bills, followed by 2/3 of all bankruptcy cases are due to medical bills??? Is 1.62% now 2/3??? What am I missing?
10 小時內	Monique F. flasch7_bookgal	My lawyer friend has confirmed this. Sad.
10 小時內	Richard Miller rbmiller99	Well, technically 66.667% is 2/3rds, but I agree, 62% is astounding!
一天內	Francesca naturallyhealthy124	Why do you doctors charge so much?
2 天內	Alan Peterson petersoa840	Assume 1.62% is a typo. Article says 62.1%.
2 天內	Ernie S sandollar852	I remember a Canadian Dr turning the table on a U.S. Senator who thought he was so smart. She mentioned that in Canada people do not lose their home due to med bills. That was several years ago. Can’t find it on YouTube.