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A shocking 92 percent of US adults are not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive (www.independent.co.uk)
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Some 92 percent have delayed or abandoned medical care because of costs, according to a survey of 1,507 U.S.adults by financial services firm JG Wentworth.

High prices at the doctor’s office, urgent care, emergency room and more have led to 85 percent of Americans having medical debt. Collectively, American consumers have $220 billion in medical debt, according to a February poll from KFF - that’s around $958.61 per adult with medical debt.

Nearly one in five adults said their health got worse because they skipped a doctor’s visit. That problem is more acute for those 64 and younger - 42 percent say their health got worse after putting off a medical visit.

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[–] 104 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

Insurers want this for us. It's like a subscription fee you've forgotten about or a gym membership you keep telling yourself you'll start using again. The existing establishment wants their lobby money to keep flowing. Bringing in new leaders who actually care about the people should be the voters goal. I think we're waking up as a populace but we've got everything working against us. We just needed the world to literally burn around us to give a shit tho.

Edit: stats they aren't even paying a lot of money to accomplish their goal.

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