Insured, but Bankrupted by Health Crises
July 1, 2009 7:00 am
Larry and Claire Yurdin. His heart procedures ended up costing far more than his limited-benefit insurance plan covered.The Obama administration is working on health care for all Americans. Many have their own policies but are still being smothered by health care debt.
“Too many other people already have coverage so meager that a medical crisis means financial calamity.”
“One of them is Lawrence Yurdin, a 64-year-old computer security specialist. Although the brochure on his Aetna policy seemed to indicate it covered up to $150,000 a year in hospital care, the fine print excluded nearly all of the treatment he received at an Austin, Tex., hospital.’
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