I'm talking about the ability to go to the doctor routinely, to get things like vaccinations and annual checkups. The government doesn't
make you do sensible things elsewhere, but the cost of doing sensible things if you're in the US and don't have health insurance is prohibitive.
To take an example from dentistry: getting a biennial checkup, finding an early-stage developing cavity, and getting it fixed will most likely cost you under $200. Not getting the checkup and waiting until the tooth is abscessed and requires extraction, a root canal, or oral surgery can cost you $2000 or more. But if you don't have the $50 for the initial checkup, what are you supposed to do?
