Despite having health insurance, many bankrupt families were overwhelmed by their medical debts, the team at Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School and Ohio University reported in the American Journal of Medicine. The researchers, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said the share of bankruptcies that could be blamed on medical problems rose [...]
Entries Tagged as 'job loss'
Medical Bills Account for 60% of Bankruptcies
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Bankruptcy
Tags: Bankruptcy·harvard Law School·Harvard Medical School·health insurance·job loss·Medical Bills·medical problems·middle-class·Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Lost Your Job? Here’s Your Plan of Attack
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Budgeting, Consumer Debt, Consumer Info
Having been a corporate slave for a good portion of my life, I am all too aware of the complacent, comfortable feeling that traditionally comes with long-term employment. The daily routine is built in for most Americans, who, on average, spend 70% of their Monday-Friday waking hours on work-related activities. But it seems, with recent [...]
Tags: finding new employment·job loss·Laid off·look for new job·lost job·networking·unemployed·Unemployment
