A new Diageo/Hotline Poll shows that a majority 62% of Americans want health care reform. 38% of whom "strongly support" it.
It needs to be done. Why? Because of this.
"A recent study by Harvard University researchers found that the average out-of-pocket medical debt for those who filed for bankruptcy was $12,000. The study noted that 68 percent of those who filed for bankruptcy had health insurance. In addition, the study found that 50 percent of all bankruptcy filings were partly the result of medical expenses." (emphasis mine)
