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Americans Are Skipping Doctor Visits Due to Costs (www.msn.com)
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[–] ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

This isn't news, it's been the case for years.

[–] Master@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

No shit. Even with health insurance i cant afford it.

[–] Simpletim@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Fucking sad.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

but AmEriCanS LOvE thEiR eXisTInG HeaLtHCaRe prOviDEr NeTwoRKs!

I can categorically assure you that we do not. Fuck the American healthcare system, and fuck privatized healthcare in general with corroded steel wool wrapped around a piece of rusty rebar.

[–] Master@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

The rich Americans in power love the current system... i dont know a single person who likes how it is set up. Granted i only know poor people like me.