Here's the coincidence of two major problems - the costs of US health care, and the difficulty of getting (travel) insurance firms to pay up claims (especially in medical related areas).

Having had a child delivered early in the US (and needing time in intensive care) costing around $200k, the insurance company spent some time denying the parents claim before finally paying up.

#health #insurance

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r7d4gzz1o

NEW: EmblemHealth has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the New York attorney general’s office after failing to correct provider directory errors that made it more difficult for customers to get mental health care.

https://www.propublica.org/article/emblem-health-ghost-network-settlement-mental-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19

#news #NewYork #Insurance #Law #health #mentalhealth

Guess which percentage of bankruptcies are caused by healthcare in the USA:
40%
52%
66%

#usa #healthcare #GovernmentFailure #bankruptcy #MedicalBankruptsy #Capitalism #Insurance #Corporations #ForProfit