Man Uses $1m Win To Finally Visit Doctor, Gets Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Dies

[GrandizerII]

Wow, that's one effective way to demotivate someone from seeing a doctor, even when they're very ill.

Yep.  I mean, obv that number moves up or down depending on your income bracket, but still.  If you have to go see a doctor, get blood work, and then get an imaging test done, you’re probably looking at at least a couple thousand dollars in out of pocket expenses right then and there.  It’s absurd.

I got no clue how the system runs there exactly, but even if one can afford to pay that much in a year, if something bad were to happen to that person, that's money gone to waste that could have been used to pay off mortgages and bills and whatever (unless there are different coverages for the more serious stuff, I don't know). What could have happened instead was pay a bit more in tax to ensure free/cheap universal health care for all so that you don't have to worry about such high potential expenses and people are more inclined to go see a doctor. If I'm not mistaken, that would also save more money a year, especially for those who have to pay high premiums for their insurance. But what do I know? I'm just an idiot when it comes to economics.