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Put it this way: like 70,000 people die in the US each year from lack of healthcare due to the cost.
Health insurance is a profit-driven industry, so denying claims for those that DO have health insurance is standard practice.
Most don't see an actual physician. The average clinic visit takes about two hours after everything is said and done; you engage with a health professional a median of 12 minutes.
People drive themselves in serious medical distress or try to take an uber to the hospital instead of an ambulance.
Doctors themselves hate the medical system in the United States.
Nurses are fleeing the industry. Projected shortage of 80,000 nurses in 2025. "About 100,000 registered nurses left the workforce during the past two years due to stress, burnout and retirements, and another 610,388 reported an intent to leave by 2027." This while baby boomers consume more and more medical resources as they age.
Medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcy.
So, it's not great, no.