Do you really need expensive health insurance?

Costs for care can be prohibitive.
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Do you really need expensive health insurance?
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From broken fingers to a night in intensive care, brushes with ER can cost a fortune. In fact, 60% of personal bankruptcies are caused by medical bills. In this We The Voters short film, a secret agent discovers at the last moment the real cost of healthcare for the uninsured.

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Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.


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