Friday, July 20, 2007

Viaticals- A ?Dark Alternative? To Shielding Survivors From Credit Challenges Of Medical Collections & Judgments

With accelerating medical costs the tab can be run up fairly quickly. Any savings or even health insurance may not be even close enough to meet the burden. Home equities can be quickly squeezed and exhausted. The terminal patient (this could be someone severely over weight-family history of heart disease as well-etc.) never intended to leave loved ones holding the ultimate financial bag. It just happens. As thoughts of Ralph Edwards the former host of ?This Is Your Life? play out in the brain the mind may race ahead to the final act leaving loved ones to deal with the financial aftermath of this ?life?. The obituary might read ?He was a great guy/gal, but left his family and loved ones with a ton of unpaid debts.? An alternative for a terminally ill patient (or could View the rest of this article


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