As the cost of health care continues to climb, more and more employed families are lacking health insurance. Living without sufficient health insurance is a tremendous responsibility for millions of America families. Approximately 50 million Americans are uninsured (HHS). Several people are just one medical emergency away from financial tragedy. On average, uninsured families can only afford to pay in full for approximately 12-percent of hospital stays they may experience – and even higher income uninsured families are unable to pay for most potential hospital stays (HHS). Hospital stays for which the uninsured cannot pay in full account for 95-percent of the total amount hospitals bill the uninsured (HHS). Uninsured patients are likely to pay more for medical services because they don't have access to the discounts medical providers give to insurance companies. Uninsured patients' rights vary from one state to
As the cost of health care continues to climb, more and more employed families are lacking health insurance. Living without sufficient health insurance is a tremendous responsibility for millions of America families. Approximately 50 million Americans are uninsured (HHS). Several people are just one medical emergency away from financial tragedy. On average, uninsured families can only afford to pay in full for approximately 12-percent of hospital stays they may experience – and even higher income uninsured families are unable to pay for most potential hospital stays (HHS). Hospital stays for which the uninsured cannot pay in full account for 95-percent of the total amount hospitals bill the uninsured (HHS). Uninsured patients are likely to pay more for medical services because they don't have access to the discounts medical providers give to insurance companies. Uninsured patients' rights vary from one state to