For those that wonder, I used to pay $40 a pop for clinic visits if I had a condition that kept me from work. California is an "at will" employment state, so if you piss off the scheduling manager, you can kiss your ass goodbye.
So if an eye swelled shut, or an airway closed, $40.
Oh, and they are not nice about it. If you've got two issues, you're poo out of luck, they'll hear one.
Then medication bleeds your bank account.
So medi-cal was a bless'ed godsend. Flash the card, see the doc, collect the meds. I even felt bad about it, because of the expense.
Today might be my last doctors visit. I didn't sleep, obviously.