"Unless you're Bill Gates, you're
just one serious illness away from bankruptcy," said
Dr. David Himmelstein, in the February 2, 2005 New York Times. "Most
of the medically bankrupt were average Americans who happened
to get sick."
Half of Bankruptcy Due to Medical Bills - U.S. Study - This
study published by Reuters states that "Half
of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused by soaring medical bills
and most people sent into debt by illness are middle-class
workers with health insurance."
