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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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[–] 2 points 5 hours ago

The core value of both MAGA politicians and MAGA supporters is "what's in it for me", not what's better for people in general.

In fact, the same applies to most Democrat politicians and possibly even most Democrat supporters.

Selfish Individualism is kinda the thing which is extra extra in the US compared to, say, Europe were there either a large minority or maybe even a majority still hold at least some pro-social principles

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