It sounds like something out of a horror movie: A young child goes swimming in a Minnesota lake. The water is warm and inviting; it's the height of summer. At some point, perhaps while splashing around or doing cannonballs off the dock, a tiny amount of water goes up the child's nose. A week later, he's dead.
Beware this rare yet deadly danger lurking in freshwater lakes
Bankruptcy and medical debt
With the passing of the Affordable Care Act, many people who had previously been unable to obtain insurance now enjoy the benefits of medical coverage. Unfortunately, the new act did little to eliminate a growing problem in the country which is declaring bankruptcy for medical debt. In a 2013 study performed by NerWallet Health, the soon to be number one cause related to bankruptcy filings is going to be related to unpaid medical bills surpassing previous primary causes of credit card and mortgage debt.
