What Do You Mean It's Not Covered: Dire Results of Not Reading the Policy

James Case, the attorney who represented the Wyants, said that even if General Service won the lawsuit and obtained a court judgment, the company would be unlikely to sell the house and evict the Wyants. The company would probably have to establish its claim on their property and permit that claim to lie dormant until the Wyants sold the house or until they died. Wyant said she had begun taking medication for stress. Her experience shows that even people who are insured can't be certain that their coverage will fully insulate them from the possibility of their assets being wiped out. "The economic squeeze on hospitals is not easing; it's getting worse," said Harlan Heald, Nebraska Hospital Association president. "Hospitals have had to become more aggressive in collecting bills."