Americans Are Skipping Doctor Visits Due to Costs

I de facto require semaglutide due to the side-effects of the only anti-depressant I'm able to tolerate (I've titrated up and down on 17+).

Unfortunately, I currently don't have health insurance and hovering at 35% excess weight. There's no point in my going to a doctor when all of their recommendations are "window shopping".

The only way this shit stops is not Medicare for all, which is a red herring with third-class coverage, surprise costs, and still run by for-profit corporations. The ultimate solution is universal healthcare for all and making for-profit health insurance illegal. This can only happen when (low-information) voters stop shouting FUD like "Communism", "rationing", "waiting lists", "big gubberment reg-u-lation", and "death panels". Every other free country in the world has better outcomes, healthier citizens, and lower costs. The root cause is unregulated profiteering that cannot be changed at present because of regulatory capture, corrupt politicians, and the lack of people organized and protesting about it.

What that means?

While it is not the answer to the problem you stated, just in case, there are companies selling "research only" peptides including semaglutide. And depending on you risk tolerance, are viable alternative.

This isn't new information. It's about as obvious as the nose on your face. Some people are just now openly recognizing it.

Compare the number of people skipping visits with the number of uninsured. Even with insurance, doctor's visits can still be expensive depending on the plan. After the doctor's visit, there's still paying for any prescriptions. Without insurance, some medicines are pretty much impossible to afford.

> The ultimate solution is [...] making for-profit health insurance illegal.

> Every other free country in the world has [...]

... and most also have private health insurance too. Some have a higher percentage of people with private health insurance than even the US does, often in a supplementary role.