Despite Health Insurance, Illinois Woman's Cancer Diagnosis Leads To Bankruptcy +... +...

Despite Health Insurance, Illinois Woman's Cancer Diagnosis Leads To Bankruptcy Angie Salvador made too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford the high costs of healthcare, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Following her breast cancer diagnosis and $8,400 in new medical debt, she filed for bankruptcy. "I'm assuming that you can get excellent quality healthcare in the United States," Salvador said. "I just don't know anybody that's able to afford it." https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/cancer-061626/ Viewpoints: Insurers' Flawed System For Denials Puts Patients In Danger; Congress Must Stop Tiptoeing Around Impending Medicare, Social Security Crises https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/viewpoints-insurers-flawed-system-for-denials-puts-patients-in-danger-congress-must-stop-tiptoeing-around-impending-medicare-social-security-crises/