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by hga 4491 days ago
"Medical costs are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the US."

In a study by Elizabeth Warren that scored any bankruptcy which included medical bills in the discharged debts as their "being the cause" of it, no matter what the fraction they were.

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That's dramatically misrepresenting the quality of the study;

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2009/...

That may be so, but your link doesn't support your counter-claim.