Re:US takes 'richest nation on earth' crown from Switzerland
by tzs on Friday September 20, 2019 @12:54AM
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> Medical bankruptcy was a big problem, but under the ACA the yearly out of pocket max has all but eliminated these
Not any more [1]. The Trump administration has sufficiently weakened ACA that you can now get insurance that isn't sufficient to prevent you from getting a huge bill if you have the temerity to have a heart attack or something else expensive like that.
Or you might not even have insurance, since they also killed the tax penalty for not having insurance.
Not any more [1]. The Trump administration has sufficiently weakened ACA that you can now get insurance that isn't sufficient to prevent you from getting a huge bill if you have the temerity to have a heart attack or something else expensive like that.
Or you might not even have insurance, since they also killed the tax penalty for not having insurance.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21012474