Fall ill, go bankrupt

From the Scary Stuff department, this [article at CNN](http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/02/pf/debt/health_bankruptcy.reut/) talks about how half of bankruptcies are caused by serious illness. To make matters even worse, the majority of people forced to file for bankruptcy due to the costs of serious medical problems _had medical insurance._

From the Scary Stuff department, this article at CNN talks about how half of bankruptcies are caused by serious illness. To make matters even worse, the majority of people forced to file for bankruptcy due to the costs of serious medical problems had medical insurance.

The system seems just a wee bit broken, doesn’t it?

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Posted Monday, 07 February, 2005 by Nic Lindh

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