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Like there isn't enough gatekeeping going on with US "healthcare" already? Which is very likely one of the causes of this in the very first place.

I live in a country with universal healthcare. When I get sick or have an accident that requires urgent medical treatment, I'm wasting literally zero thought on "Can I actually afford this?", I just get the help I need and it won't leave me with massive debt.

I can't even imagine how depressing, and for some probably enraging, it must be to be in a situation of distress and pain, while having to consider if one can actually afford to get professional help, without having to pay off crushing debt for the rest of one's life.

The surprise here is how few people snap from this very apparent inhumanity going on.