>a profession so expensive that people can only afford their

>a profession so expensive that people can only afford their services by pooling their money together into an insurance company
whats preventing someone from having that much money on their own?

oh wait, nothing

>>8612990
I don't think there was ever a time when poor people could afford the doctor.

Middle class people, sure. The rich, obviously. But not the poor.

And it is still that way. It is just that now we have actual cures for big diseases instead of just giving you butt shock therapy but those cures happen to be really expensive. Therefore the middle class also need the insurance.

>>8613006
Rich people don't pay out of pocket. Not sure I understand whatever dumb point you're making

>>8613033
This. You likely never hear about people not being able to afford doctors before insurance because the people who couldn't afford to see one were already dead and couldn't complain about the costs. Insurance definitely has led to artificial cost increases for niche services, but all in all its probably done more good than bad.

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>tfw free healthcare in canada

>>8613053
>the free healthcare that you never receive because you died while waiting for your turn