re: 2014 has seen a large spike in the % of people delaying medical care due to cost

If government really wanted to help they would regulate health care costs. When I was in college I went to the emergency room for a severe ear ache at 2AM. I was uninsured and paid out of pocket. The RN have me a shot and some pills, and the MD came in and looked at it, he was in there for less than a minute.

Got a bill from the hospital for like $500 which I thought was extreme, then got a bill from the doctor for the same. Ridiculous. No way a 30 minute visit should cost $1000. There's the problem.

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Most professions that require that much education have pretty good income standards. Are you against doctors making a good income?

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Doctors are the top earners pretty much across the board. Medical costs keep going up. I see doctors driving the latest luxury cars, fancy houses, etc. etc.

I think there is a correlation.