Insured but Unprotected, and Driven Bankrupt by Health Crises

New York Times by Reed Abelson | Jul. 1, 2009 (Special Report)

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 Kristin Gorski - Jul. 1, 2009

An eye-opening story. The reporter focuses on the underinsured population, who have insurance which often doesn't cover the health care they believe they're paying for. At times, the piece doesn't include enough larger factual context to make the big picture clear; it lacks meaningful statistics. Still, it sheds light on another huge shortfall of U.S. health care insurance coverage

“Underinsurance is the great hidden risk of the American health care system,” said Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard law professor who has analyzed medical bankruptcies. ... More »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 2, 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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by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 1, 2009

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by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 1, 2009

Fabrice posted this story.

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by Nicholas Ascheim - Jul. 1, 2009

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by kazuhiro shino - Jul. 1, 2009

Insurence business is very deceptive but government does not regulate adequate maner for general public.

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californiaonecare.org by Jon Raymond | Jul. 16, 2009 (News Report)

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