{"id":3259,"date":"2016-04-03T18:51:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2016-04-03T18:51:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T18:51:09","slug":"even-insured-can-face-crushing-medical-debt-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=3259","title":{"rendered":"Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/06\/upshot\/lost-jobs-houses-savings-even-insured-often-face-crushing-medical-debt.html','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2016\/01\/05\/business\/05UP-Healthpoll-1\/05UP-Healthpoll-1-facebookJumbo.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/06\/upshot\/lost-jobs-houses-savings-even-insured-often-face-crushing-medical-debt.html\\'&gt;Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds&lt;\/a&gt;Randy Farris, 58, a factory worker from Conger, Minn., needed a knee replacement three years ago. His insurance covered 80 percent of the bill, but he needed to cash in an I.R.A. to pay his $4,000 share. \\&quot;I haven\\'t been to the doctor since because I don\\'t want any more doctor bills,\\&quot; he said.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F01%2F06%2Fupshot%2Flost-jobs-houses-savings-even-insured-often-face-crushing-medical-debt.html\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Nytimes&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2016\/01\/05\/business\/05UP-Healthpoll-1\/05UP-Healthpoll-1-facebookJumbo.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/06\/upshot\/lost-jobs-houses-savings-even-insured-often-face-crushing-medical-debt.html'>Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds<\/a>Randy Farris, 58, a factory worker from Conger, Minn., needed a knee replacement three years ago. His insurance covered 80 percent of the bill, but he needed to cash in an I.R.A. to pay his $4,000 share. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t been to the doctor since because I don&#8217;t want any more doctor bills,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F01%2F06%2Fupshot%2Flost-jobs-houses-savings-even-insured-often-face-crushing-medical-debt.html\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Nytimes<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study FindsRandy Farris, 58, a factory worker from Conger, Minn., needed a knee replacement three years ago. 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