A heart condition led a young man into medical bankruptcy even with health insurance

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3 жыл бұрын

A young man is putting his life on hold after medical bills kept piling up, despite him having health insurance. As part of the continuing Bill of the Month partnership, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal joins "CBS This Morning" on what to learn from the case of a 31-year-old who faced big medical bills and bankruptcy.

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@SaintNomad 3 жыл бұрын

The richest country with a low-class insurance system.

@jbundles6257 3 жыл бұрын

And people said healthcare for all doesn't work. BS....we need it!!!!

@mothermovementa Жыл бұрын

Every developed nation has it. Except America. Its really sick

@danielhawthorn6639 Жыл бұрын

@@mothermovementa Well America isn't a developed nation, it's a failed state.

@MickeyMouse-lm6zj Жыл бұрын

@@mothermovementa didn't know america was the size of sweden

@kariminalo979 9 ай бұрын

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj Canada is larger than America, and has universal healthcare.

@AyushMaurya-sw4et 5 ай бұрын

He said on basis of population,idiot, not on Land area. Lmao@@kariminalo979

@jackvai2681 3 жыл бұрын

THIS COUNTRY'S MEDICAL INDUSTRY IS OBSCENE... DR FEES, LAB FEES, TECH DIAGNOSTIC FEES, BIG PHARMA MARK UPS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES, ETC... IT'S SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY BARBARIC.

@Alex121sm1 3 жыл бұрын

We need universal health care, its 2020. Decrease military spending and invest in health care.

@thomasjust2663 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to me that the cancer research institute gets $6 Billion dollars, which only a part goes to research for cures, but military spending gets $700 Billion!! because war is more important right?

@MrMartellSincere 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with this one

@Th33Vultur3 6 ай бұрын

Sadly even after 4 years after the pandemic, the US still won't learn.

@internetpeople6113 3 жыл бұрын

America has most advanced medical technology with most underdeveloped healthcare system.

@duvine3882 3 жыл бұрын

Same on people with full time benefits job, low wages & government assistance; on which insurance covers the minimum & still loose housing to pay their bills. Just becoming another homeless family, so sad we are ok with this.

@lynnjudd9036 2 ай бұрын

Our health care system and insurance system is so broken. It is ridiculous to have insurance and you still can't afford the care you need like my husband when he needed heart surgery.

@westberry1 3 жыл бұрын

That is me right there. I am in medical bankruptcy also and I have always had medical insurance.

@elizabeth4275 3 ай бұрын

So what you need to do next ?I think I’m about to get in there too

@davvsalbum1304 3 жыл бұрын

The real answer is Medicare for all.

@simonjackson7269 3 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for the NHS!!!

@mothermovementa Жыл бұрын

Init

@inspiredbynatureinspiredby5586 3 жыл бұрын

Wise Federal Governments invest heavily in their citizens first which includes Universal Healthcare, free advanced degrees(up to PhD), careered salaries with Benefits, vacation, and etc. Only unwise Federal Governments don't wise in their citizens first.

@1966bluemax 3 жыл бұрын

We can’t afford it. Too many illegals

@bailee7696 2 жыл бұрын

Awsome how we gonna pay for it

@mclaine33 Жыл бұрын

Declaring bankruptcy for owing $5k? Bro… that was his first mistake. Never ever just jump into bankruptcy. That is always a last resort option.

@nightking8490 11 ай бұрын

I didn't understand. Why was declaring bankruptcy early wrong ??

@mclaine33 2 ай бұрын

@@nightking8490 $5k is small enough that with a job you can pay it off. Even with a crappy job like pizza delivery, you can eventually pay it off with monthly payments.

@olheghtt Ай бұрын

I spent 4 hours in the emergency room, had one CT scan and they gave me one antibiotic,, it cost me $6,000. That's 25% of what I take home in a year.

@Enfiare 3 жыл бұрын

Tell me how great America is...

@VC-jb8mc 3 жыл бұрын

Healthcare system is broken here!

@rsdenimblues8342 10 ай бұрын

health care insurance is a rip off..i have worked in home care for the same company for 12 years full time....the insurance they off those like me in the field is drastically different than the insurance they offer those that work internal like the office... for individual in the office $40 a week for me in the field taking care of a client/patient 8hours a day..$122 a week..that is what is is going to cost me to get insurance from my employer just because i work in the field home care and not the office..

@rsdenimblues8342 10 ай бұрын

i have worked for this same company for 12 f...n years and this is what they are offering me....many of those who work in the office have not worked that long for the company and they only pay $40 a week for a individual healthcare plan...VERY VERY DISTURBING...my husband passed away last year i was covered under his plan...been without insurance an i need to get some...but this is what my employer is offereing me $122 week for individual plan because i work in the field..

@rsdenimblues8342 10 ай бұрын

maybe i will quit my job and live off the state and get free everything

@Guest-x8n 3 жыл бұрын

That is so mest up

@zandvoort8616 2 жыл бұрын

The US healthcare insurance industry needs reform and regulation.

@Hugealligator254 Жыл бұрын

Just as the founding fathers intended

@antoniogutierrezjr7471 2 күн бұрын

The USA needs to help us more

@yvonnefarrell1029 2 жыл бұрын

Lesson here get in touch with Kaiser Health News and local officials if you get medical bills you cannot pay and do not suffer in silence.

@mothermovementa Жыл бұрын

Utterly disgusting

@Enfiare 3 жыл бұрын

We're primed to look at revolution, as an act of serf defense.

@diegolara4202 Жыл бұрын

Many hospitals have financial assistance programs. We went to the emergency room during my wife's pregnancy and she was billed 2k. It was all forgiven after applying for financial assistance. Sometimes these stories jump the gun in order to have a story instead of looking at the entire story and see how things really end up at the end. The hospital even included the financial assistance application with the bill.

@lordbucketheadiii3435 Жыл бұрын

The US has nearly 200 billion in medical debt. Nearly 40% of all debt in collections is from healthcare. Even with assistance this healthcare systems crushes the lower and middle class

@zubeidakaker1228 3 жыл бұрын

USA should not have to no-one can help being sick terrible so lucky to NHS in England

@Justin_Kline_223 3 жыл бұрын

Affordable Care Act would not cover anywhere near this bill and that’s a fact

@JUGGERNAUT____ 3 жыл бұрын

It's what real down to earth average people have been saying. That's why I didnt get insurance and didn't like the "mandate".

@davidc8518 3 жыл бұрын

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@julieavitia8626 3 жыл бұрын

Look people when one politician person he get sick like this problem everting is free

@grudgingattire2144 3 жыл бұрын

Um I have the same problem but nobody cares. Lucky him he has the news

@baramuth71 27 күн бұрын

Thats the USA the 3. World Country in Health Insurance

@yeopazman 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a medical doctor in Croatia (EU) and I had to stop going to the movies also. Not because of time, but because I have no money. My pay is $1200 a month. This is because the tax is so high for people like me to pay for "free health care". So welcome to my life.

@lordy1952 3 жыл бұрын

You should come to US. You will make bank

@1966bluemax 3 жыл бұрын

They all think universal health care is cheap. Wait till they see the tax bill

@zicklist 3 жыл бұрын

I think Croatia is a unique case. South Korea also has universal healthcare, and my cousin who is a doctor earns well over 10k a month.

@richrich9321 Жыл бұрын

just move to germany, youre in the EU lol