Group rails against financial risks of Short-Term Health Plans

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Group rails against financial risks of Short-Term Health Plans

New research from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society says the recently modified plans leave policyholders dangerously vulnerable to major out-of-pocket medical bills.

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Far too many consumers only look at the premium costs and take their decision based on that number. "It's only for a short time. It won't happen to me. Why pay twice as much, I'm healthy" They never stop to think what could happen in day to day living, let alone feeling poorly and getting a check up which turns bad. My friend was not feeling well, knew that something wasn't right, and went in for a check-up on a day he had made a dentist appt. He never made the dentist appt because he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma and has been fighting the cancer for over a year. I went for a trail ride on a stupid horse. The horse spooked, the saddle slipped and when I fell I broke 6 ribs and spent a week in a hospital.