Why should you get medical insurance?

Patients that enter a hospital with a life threatening illness without insurance die at up to 7 times the rate of people that enter a hospital with a life threatening illness that are insured. You can go to http://www.lvhealthins.com and get a quote from tons of companies or a refferal to a state agency if you can't afford health insurance.

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A hospital bill for a broken leg can get your house reposessed.

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well! in my opininon one should get medical insurance so that his health problem may not become his wealth problem.

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A routine appendectomy can run $30,000+, heart surgery $150,000 - $250,000+, Cancer surgery & chemotherapy $500,000+. If you can write a check for these without any problem then you may not need any.

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