I can tell you exactly why more people are using WebMD instead of going to a doctor. $$$$$!! Health insurance is outrageous, doctors insurance is outrageous, visits to a doctor are outrageous! Who wants to spend an hour or more waiting to see a doctor to be told "Oh, you have a virus. Stay warm, rest, drink fluids, if you're not better in 7 to 10 days - come back". On top of that, doctors have shorter hours (office hours) than the average working public so you have to lose a day of work or a portion of day to be told 'nothing can be done - it will pass in a week to 10 days' - and then pay for that!
Medical expenses, prescriptions, insurance, it's all out of control. Way too expensive. I don't blame anyone for trying to figure out what's wrong on their own and do self treatment. Some people who are fortunate enough to have health insurance can't afford the high deductable either so they'll only go to a doctor if they feel like they're at death's door.
It's all about money, just like everything else these days. You can't afford to see a doctor, you're lucky if you can afford fuel to get back & forth to work and still have money left to pay your bills.
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