[gloryblaze]

When we had our daughter, we didn’t have insurance and we didn’t get to use Medicaid because I had a job. Had to pay cash, up front.

That was long ago and far away .... Growing up for me, everybody paid out of pocket. But that was because we didn't have to sell the farm to do it.

[Gaffer]

True. This was in 1980.

You can blame inflated medical costs on Government meddling, lawyers and non workers who want free everything in exchange for votes.

Here’s a seldom seen factoid - Obama’s wife got a job at a University Medical Hospital when he was a Senator. It paid $380K/year IIRC. Her job was to convince some non paying potential patients to seek treatment elsewhere.