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01-31-2012, 01:24 PM
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I don't understand why athletes in organized sport: the olympic class, internationals, top level, etc. - don't have high-risk insurance for their sports? Of course you can't be covered by any private insurer for those sports (maybe if you want to pay $50,000 a year or something). But I would think the Olympic team (of course that only covers a few athletes) or international organizations, might provide a high-risk pool for them?
Holding a 30-year-old parents responsible for her medical bills ... I don't get that. Unless the hospital came to them Day One and demanded a signer on her ICU treatment before they would go all-in on treatment options. But to lose your daughter, then lose everything you own (retirement, house, savings, etc) to pay the $300,000 bill. 700,000 medical bankruptcies a year in this country, and most of them have private insurance. It's ridiculous to hire people to pay your healthcare, when they only make money by not paying your healthcare costs. At least they can no longer kick you off for pre-existing conditions and lifetime caps (thank you, Obamacares)
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