How medical debt has destroyed savings, upended lives
People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt.
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People talk about the sacrifices they made when health care forced them into debt.
Some lost their homes. Some emptied their retirement accounts. Some struggled to feed and clothe their families. Medical debt now touches more than 100 million people in America, as the
Cindy Powers was 34 when doctors discovered she had a twisted intestine, a potentially life-threatening condition that doctors told her required immediate surgery.
It was five years of hell. Jim Powers Cindy Powers, 52, Greeley, Colorado Approximate Medical Debt: $250,000 Medical Issue: Twisted intestine What Happened: Cindy Powers was 34 when doctors discovered she had a twisted intestine, a potentially life-threatening condition that doctors told her required immediate surgery. She and her husband, Jim, were living outside Dallas at the