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Unexpected Expense
A common unexpected expense that plagues millions of Americans annually, are unexpected medical expenses. While this can be obviously financially devastating to the uninsured, it can also be very costly to people with medical insurance as well. Many of the medically insured are often denied compensation for medical related expenses due to the insurance companies not covering certain items. Such items include pre-existing conditions, not going to an insurance company approved physician, having a procedure performed that isn't approved, or visiting an out of network provider in a case of emergency. Unexpected medical expenses are the number one factor in personal bankruptcy filings and destroy the financial vitality of millions of families every year. It is not enough to just have insurance anymore. Individuals must be familiar with the terms of their coverage, work with their providers, and plan for situations that may not be covered under their medical insurance policy. Health Care
The health care industry in the United States should be of interest to anyone who lives there and expects to visit a doctor anytime in their lives; which is effectively everyone. A lot of the public dialogue in the media claims that the U.S. health care system is the best in the world. Furthermore, the U.S. spends more on healthcare per capita than any other nation in the world; nearly double any other country. However after conducting a little research it is relatively easy to find claims that the U.S. does not in fact have the world's best health care system; or anything close in fact. Furthermore, the U.S. system represents the only industrialized nation in the world that doesn't have some provisions in place to provide some kind of coverage to all of its citizens.
Despite the enormous costs imposed upon Americans, the results don't seem to justify the expenses. Currently the U.S. ranks in the high thirties on some grading criteria such as…
This has caused those who are living above the age of 60, to face the possibility of spending the last several years of their life dealing with: a disability or complication from any of the above conditions. ("Facts on the U.S. Health Care Crisis," 2006) As a result, everyone that is living under the current system must realize that the U.S. has a number of different weaknesses, strengths and risks.
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As a result, millions of Americans remain unable to bear the heavy financial toll of medical expenses. Indeed, the problem of a lack of insurance for many is related to the problem of the cost of healthcare. So confirms the article by Consumer Reports (CR) (2008), which finds that "health-insurance premiums have grown faster than inflation or workers' earnings over the past decade, in parallel with the equally rapid
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5% of assets to 24.6%, with a corresponding reduction in liabilities. This has been achieved with a slight reduction in the company's borrowings from 42.65% of assets to 42.03%. While deferred taxes have increased, the company has seen its post-retirement benefits liabilities reduced. With respect to the structure of Diageo's assets, non-current assets have been reduced slightly. Non-tangible assets (primarily intellectual property) did not change significantly in value. Diageo was
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