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Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by jfengel on Thursday April 01, 2021 @10:57AM (#26661239)
Out of curiosity, does "medical bankruptcy" include "I got sick and lost my job, even though I had no medical bills" bankruptcy?

Americans famously don't have $400 for emergencies. I don't know if other countries do better, or if there are national plans to help them out in the case of illness, regardless of the costs directly related to the treatment.

Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by cam_l on Thursday April 01, 2021 @08:22PM (#26667902)
>does "medical bankruptcy" include ... I had no medical bills" bankruptcy?

Well, no. But clearly bankruptcies usually include multiple financial stresses. More likely, "i got sick, i had medical bills, i lost my job, my car broke down" kind of thing.

Worth noting the (up to) 60% figure i noted was from a harvard study during the GFC. The more conservative figures have tended towards 20-30% for medical bills being the primary cause of bankruptcy. Even then it seems to still be one of the more common (avoidable) causes of bankruptcy.

Re:Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for ... by floatingatoll on Thursday April 01, 2021 @11:38AM (#26661847)
Other countries do not requiring their citizens to pay for common medical emergencies, which is often considered "better".