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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    13 hours ago

    Rolls around in free checkups, hospital visits, and cheap medications.

    No, you wouldn’t want this. It’s awful! Your GDP couldn’t possibly afford it.

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      11 hours ago

      If the crash that many are predicting is actually coming, we might not be able to afford it for a while, until we actually get corps and the rich to put into society again

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          8 hours ago

          Yes we know. So everyone needs to stop voting for people who take bribes to prevent us from getting it