About half of Americans filing for bankruptcy do so because of medical bills. 75% of those declaring bankruptcy due to medical reasons had health insurance.
This was one of the most influential statistics in the healthcare reform debate, and it turns out it comes from a study done by Elizabeth Warren. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=664565
I think this pretty thoroughly debunks the claims being thrown around by some here that she has “narrow” experience only in “consumer issues”. This makes at least two of the biggest issues facing Congress where her work has had a significant (and positive!) impact on the final outcome.
One more reason I’m supporting her.
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