People Skip Meds to Save Money

What's scary about America's present health care system is that many men and women would rather go without care than to pay medical costs. This story is not too surprising to me, but it does provide some statistics. Here is an Excerpt;

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, the number of people who went without needed prescription drugs because of costs nearly doubled to 11 percent in 2009 from 6 percent in 1997. And the percentage of Americans who put off needed dental care because of costs rose to 17 percent in 2009, compared with 11 percent in 1997.

I do not blame the 17%+ Americans who skip drugs to save costs. The prices of medicines can be outrageous without a government that takes care of everything for free. This part of health care hits a chord with me, everyone should have at least some health care, or better health care than we have now where people have to cut back on medicine. I can't wait to see how Obamacare is changed for the better in the coming years.