Why Are People with Health Insurance Going Bankrupt?

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5. I know people still being denied coverage

The place I used to work went bankrupt in February. The new company dropped the old healthcare coverage, refuses to insure any family members or spouses and is a tiered system that charges older employees more than younger ones. Those let go are paying up to 1770 a month for cobra which is about to expire. Many have been trying to get affordable coverage for themselves and their families. It's not easy. Two close friends in their mid forties have been denied by blue cross blue shield because they have had minor surgeries in the past couple of years, but are generally healthy otherwise. I didn't realize people could still be denied coverage!

It is sad that families can be thrust into bankruptcy and poverty for no other reason than they are aging and/or have been unlucky enough to have a serious illness or pre existing condition. What is wrong with our country? We lose good paying joins to offshoring by burdening employers with providing healthcare. We have an aging society. Single payer is the only humane and sensible solution and everyday that goes by without single payer people suffer unnecessarily unable to afford needed medical help. It's insane. Our system is a death panel.