Re:Most hospitals aren't complying with price transparency rule
by jrochkind1 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @05:54PM
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fair!
> "Only for about 30% of bankruptcies did the debtor actually say medical bills were a reason for the bankruptcy."
That would still be a lot!
> "“Based on our estimate of 4 percent of bankruptcy filings per year"
...but 4% is a much smaller number than 30%. Is it actually more like 4%? I guess statistics aren't simple....
> "An enormous share of households have some amount of medical debt, so any survey of individuals will report a high share of them have medical debt but this does not imply that the debt caused them to file for bankruptcy
I guess I'd be interested in the average medical debt numbers among those filing for bankruptcy vs the average medical debt numbers among those not filing for bankruptcy? To have a sense of what role medical debt may play?
I feel safe in continuing to think that medical debt is a significant burden for many people in the USA (and therefore that "most people can afford that bill by going into debt" is a terrible solution), but that's a much more vague statement, i respect your point about being accurate with statistics.
> "Only for about 30% of bankruptcies did the debtor actually say medical bills were a reason for the bankruptcy."
That would still be a lot!
> "“Based on our estimate of 4 percent of bankruptcy filings per year"
...but 4% is a much smaller number than 30%. Is it actually more like 4%? I guess statistics aren't simple....
> "An enormous share of households have some amount of medical debt, so any survey of individuals will report a high share of them have medical debt but this does not imply that the debt caused them to file for bankruptcy
I guess I'd be interested in the average medical debt numbers among those filing for bankruptcy vs the average medical debt numbers among those not filing for bankruptcy? To have a sense of what role medical debt may play?
I feel safe in continuing to think that medical debt is a significant burden for many people in the USA (and therefore that "most people can afford that bill by going into debt" is a terrible solution), but that's a much more vague statement, i respect your point about being accurate with statistics.