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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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[–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

And when you do go you feel like you're being rushed through the checkout lane and don't receive the help you actually need.

In America the only hope you have of receiving real medical care is being rushed into the ER actively in the process of dying. That's when you MIGHT get attended by a real medical professional that knows what they're doing and dedicates the time necessary to actually help you.

And then you spend the rest of your life paying for it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    The last time I saw my doctor, the amount of times she interrupted and spoke over me to speed things up and got everything wrong was amazing. There was an important thing I left having not addressed at all!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    i was seeing a derm this year due to severe atopic dermatitis, he just sat at least 6 feet away and took pictures of my rashes, dint even examine them up close, dint get the chance to tell them about a new lip chelitis thing going on too. so his "examination" was justing sitting far away from me and looking at the rashes.

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