One problem yet to be addressed by any healthcare proposal is that of family financial ruin over illness. Given Obama's notion that "No one in America should go broke because they get sick," you'd think this would be a prime component of his plan. Instead, it's a problem ignored.I suggest a Medical Bankruptcy provision be included in any plan that makes it to the President's desk. In spite of my severe distaste for more federal meddling in health care, this may be a justifiable intrusion given that it would parallel existing federal bankruptcy law. The idea here would be to secure a channel through which families would receive unique support via new federal bankruptcy law. In the absence of deep research, I'm going to speculate that a small one-size-fits-all rider attached to every medical insurance policy written in America could be used to fund the entire program, a program that would include low-cost loans and, in severe cases, debt "forgiveness" absent the...(Read Full Post)