Literally, we rarely go to the doctor anymore. I suffer from migraines and I usually get the RX from my OB when I do the yearly thing (because that is FREE due to the War on WomenTM). She would not write it this year (different doc) and swore to me she was not allowed by law to write migraine scripts. It was really weird but that's another issue.
Anyhow, I had to break down and go to the GP to get it filled. She looked at my chart and said, "You haven't been in in 8 years". I said, "Yeah, who can afford it anymore?"
Some possibilities....
1. Most people get their health care ins from their employer and are not aware of the issues. My employer covers my health insurance but not my family so I still have to deal with Obamacare. After a couple of years, my wife and I are experts. Not proud, but we are experts.
2. People not buying health insurance simply ignore the penalty and not pay anything. Of course, that means that their refund will be confiscated by the IRS and what they still owe will accumulate with penalties and interest. They are hoping that it will go away. LOL. Unfortunately, for them and the rest of us it is here to stay!
3. Somewhere I read that the majority of new recipients of “free healthcare” were added to Medicaid. Apparently, there were a lot of poor people who could have been on Medicaid but didn't know it.
4. Lastly: they are dumber than a bag of hammers.