Americans Are Going Bankrupt from Getting Sick

A few people, noticing that something wasn’t right, walked Lockett to another room and called an ambulance. Lockett, who was 57 at the time and uninsured, didn’t know whether she could or should refuse the ambulance ride or decide which hospital it would take her to. Lockett had been charged $26,203.62 total for “observation,” which the bill instructed her to pay within 20 days.

Source: www.theatlantic.com