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Where Americans Can’t Afford Healthcare, Ranked by State
Visual Capitalist ^ | 10/10/2025 | Pallavi Rao

Posted on 10/10/2025 9:22:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 10/10/2025 9:22:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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“can’t afford healthcare” <> “not getting healthcare”


2 posted on 10/10/2025 9:24:33 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: SeekAndFind

Illegals don’t seem to have much trouble getting HC.


3 posted on 10/10/2025 9:25:31 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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File this as useless information generated by inaccurate and biased goverment surveys.

Lots of people would see a dr for a hangnail if it was free.

How many people actually skipped a dr appointment for a serious issue due to cost?

How many skipped or cancelled an appointment because the issue resolved itself before the appointment because wait times are so long?


4 posted on 10/10/2025 9:37:09 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: Valpal1

Visual Capitalist is a leftist propaganda site.


5 posted on 10/10/2025 9:42:59 PM PDT by Pres Raygun (Repent America!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why do you post such crap? And don’t even comment yourself?


6 posted on 10/10/2025 10:12:29 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: SeekAndFind

The map is accurate for me. In Oregon, I’m spending about 10% or my income for healthcare.


7 posted on 10/10/2025 10:36:15 PM PDT by jimtorr
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$32k/annually


8 posted on 10/10/2025 10:48:51 PM PDT by Gene Eric
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To: Valpal1

None. I can tell you there has been a significant reduction of the illegals jamming up my hospitals ER.

It’s nice.


9 posted on 10/11/2025 12:05:14 AM PDT by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Bkmk


10 posted on 10/11/2025 12:46:54 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: SeekAndFind

health coverage for old people is stupid expensive. I can now see why some have to make choices between food and medications. America isn’t a financially friendly for older American that paid into this shitty system


11 posted on 10/11/2025 1:47:34 AM PDT by BigFreakinToad (107 Days of Kamal's BS.)
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Cost shifting of insurance for Americans between 55 and 65, is just flat expensive.

Many who got onto Obamacare as an insurer of last resort, discovered poor health care and huge insurance bills.


12 posted on 10/11/2025 2:36:48 AM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: Paladin2

Great point.


13 posted on 10/11/2025 3:08:07 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: SeekAndFind
The U.S. pours almost $13,000 per person into healthcare, yet average life expectancy is below nearly every other high-income nation.

Because people eat like crap and don't get out and move and get exercise.

This guy really advocates for healthy eating and has a lot to say on insulin resistance and its deleterious effect on health.

MILLIONS Have INSULIN RESISTANCE: Dangerous Pandemic | How to REVERSE Naturally Dr Suneel Dhand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WbicBfRpQ4

This particular video is one of his longest (an hour), but he has many others that are much shorter that deal with it. I just can't find them right now.

14 posted on 10/11/2025 3:14:39 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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ABSOLUTELY!!!!

And being FORCED onto Medicare at 65 doesn’t help any at all.


15 posted on 10/11/2025 3:15:48 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: jmacusa

It is nice.

But guess who will be made to pay for the fact that the utilization rate is down.

And not just in the ER, I’ll bet.

Here’s how they handle it in my neck of the woods...

It takes weeks or months for certain procedures.

And it’s harder than hell to see an MD.

And, yeah, the costs are insanely high.

But then this isn’t really about healthcare, is it.


16 posted on 10/11/2025 3:17:07 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: metmom

Technically you aren’t forced.

You can wait to sign up.

But you pay far more if you do that.

In the meantime I would love a catastrophic plan type coverage.

I can’t get that from anyone.


17 posted on 10/11/2025 3:20:06 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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“And being FORCED onto Medicare at 65 doesn’t help any at all.”

Part A normally comes from 40 quarters of work. You don’t have to take it.

Part B and Part D have 10% premium penalties per year unless you take them and for Part B pay a $555/quarter premium.

My Part D plan is ‘free’ for me. I got an antibiotic prescription for dental work.


18 posted on 10/11/2025 4:05:26 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: SeekAndFind

If you worked hard and you married right (hard worker as well) you can afford good health insurance and you can retire with good health insurance.

It’s not a right period and not a government handout.


19 posted on 10/11/2025 4:07:33 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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“In the meantime I would love a catastrophic plan type coverage.

“I can’t get that from anyone.”

In theory, coverage could be cobbled together outside of the exchanges. You might wish to talk to a licensed insurance agent about your options.


20 posted on 10/11/2025 4:09:50 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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