Hospital bills can be a serious burden -- even more so if the bills are incurred by an individual who dies. Survivors may be worried that they are liable for these bills, which can easily reach thousands of dollars if expensive surgeries or medications were involved in the medical treatment. In most cases, the surviving family does not have to pay hospital bills, but who does pay the bills can depend on a number of different circumstances. Health Insurance Health insurance is available through both group and private policies and is designed...