http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-myth-of-medical-bankruptcy/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-myth-of-medical-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-44694 Ken Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:58:02 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4628#comment-44694 It's not just single-payer advocates, Devon. President Obama cites these phoney statistics all the time. It’s not just single-payer advocates, Devon. President Obama cites these phoney statistics all the time.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-myth-of-medical-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-44691 Devon Herrick Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:43:13 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4628#comment-44691 Single-payer advocates rely on an overly broad definition of medical bankruptcy. In their most recent study, nearly half of all reported medical bankruptcies were based on unverified, self-report. In other words, you could accumulate all manner of consumer debt. But when a sprained ankle results in a trip to the ER, the patient could blame health care bills as the cause of a bankruptcy. Indeed, losing two weeks worth of pay due to illness in a two-year period was also deemed to be a medical cause of a subsequent bankruptcy. Single-payer advocates rely on an overly broad definition of medical bankruptcy. In their most recent study, nearly half of all reported medical bankruptcies were based on unverified, self-report. In other words, you could accumulate all manner of consumer debt. But when a sprained ankle results in a trip to the ER, the patient could blame health care bills as the cause of a bankruptcy. Indeed, losing two weeks worth of pay due to illness in a two-year period was also deemed to be a medical cause of a subsequent bankruptcy.

]]> http://healthblog.ncpa.org/the-myth-of-medical-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-44688 Joe S. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:04:11 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4628#comment-44688 I thought we had already put this myth to bed. Suppose a few more stakes in the heart can't hurt. I thought we had already put this myth to bed. Suppose a few more stakes in the heart can’t hurt.

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