Re:The one HR benefit every startup should add
by aestra on Monday August 26, 2013 @10:15PM
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ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!!
Try living somewhere outside of the upper middle class. There is almost nobody I know who can get out of that kind of unexpected debt. "Most people" budget for a car, and don't buy a new one at 20. How about those people who take the bus?
Nearly two out of three bankruptcies stem from medical bills, and even people with health insurance face financial disaster if they experience a serious illness, a new study shows.
Among families who were bankrupted by illness, those with private insurance reported average medical bills of $17,749 compared to those who were uninsured, who faced an average of $26,971 in medical costs. Those who had health insurance but lost it in the course of their illness reported average medical bills of $22,568.
Try living somewhere outside of the upper middle class. There is almost nobody I know who can get out of that kind of unexpected debt. "Most people" budget for a car, and don't buy a new one at 20. How about those people who take the bus?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/medical-bills-cause...
Nearly two out of three bankruptcies stem from medical bills, and even people with health insurance face financial disaster if they experience a serious illness, a new study shows.
Among families who were bankrupted by illness, those with private insurance reported average medical bills of $17,749 compared to those who were uninsured, who faced an average of $26,971 in medical costs. Those who had health insurance but lost it in the course of their illness reported average medical bills of $22,568.