Horror Story: 9 Years of Debt

This Horror Story - our first! - was sourced via Twitter. I confirmed this occurred BEFORE ACA and obtained permission to publish.  Thanks for trusting me with your story, Jilly. 

Got cancer at 50. Malignant, metastatic breast cancer, 6 surgeries in 5 months. It took me nine years to pay off the doctor bills with BCBS.

Yes. I was employed by an ophthalmologist for 35 years. This is the insurance that was provided and that I also paid for. $12,500 deductible.
 
 - Jilly I.
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