When I read numbers and studies such as this, it is no wonder we are lagging behind other countries in healthcare. First of all, if it is not affordable and accessible, the consumer will not go, especially in the area of chronic diseases and especially in preventative medicine. We have a very unfriendly medical system in existence today, and this does not mean the doctors and medical staff that care for us, it's rather the system that they and us, as consumers have to work within. As time marches on, the system continues to even get to be more "unfriendly" as the parameters and stipulations of healthcare, and who's going to pay the bill, is getting so complicated. 
You know I have to say myself I could be right in the group too as with the added pressure today of the business world, much gets put on the back burner, which in years past did not. It amazes me how we keep looking for bandaids for a big gaping wound that needs attention today. As we have seen, denial doesn't work as it's not going away any time soon, the the whole theory of better preventative healthcare is not looking very good these days. Sure there are rules and regulations, but I ask this, have the rules and regulations become so complicated and economically based that it is now having the opposite effect?
It somewhat comes down to this, "there are more important things in life than oneself having to be right all the time, but, (BIG BUT) for goodness sakes, do the right thing". It appears there is so much focus on economics of healthcare and many egos that are flying around in reference to who's the king of the hill with their ideas, that we have lost our focus on what is really important, "doing the right thing". The answer lies in teamwork and not necessarily individual efforts as we are all in this together. BD
Nearly a quarter of Americans have reduced the number of times they see their doctor because they want to save money in these tough economic times, according to a survey released Tuesday by the country's state insurance regulators.
Eleven percent of those surveyed also said they had cut back the number of prescription drugs they take or the dosage of those medications to make the prescription last longer.
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