So many doctors have closed up shop over the past 20 years, due to this tyranny of regulatory coercion. Not to mention the ever present danger of blackmail by malpractice suits. You are vulnerable any time you deviate even the least bit from the approved "standard of care".
But this article took my understanding to a whole new level.

I remember a time before most people had insurance - just medicare and medicaid. A routine doctor visit was like $10, and a specialist $20-25. Even with inflation, that's nothing like my recent visit just to get refills on scrips - managed to rack up $328 in charges that I had to pay out of pocket because of high deductible.

NOTHING the government has done to "help" in health care has actually had any benefit. FREE the doctors to do their jobs! We'll all be much better off, and it will have HUGE savings by cutting all the overhead and paperwork so they can treat patients instead!!