The problem is there's simply not enough doctors to go around and cost. The schooling is enormous and the costs to hospitals/insurance companies is too. Hence,

The problem is there's simply not enough doctors to go around and cost. The schooling is enormous and the costs to hospitals/insurance companies is too. Hence, more PAs, more nurse practitioners, less doctor time and that doctor is rushed from patient to patient. There are good doctors out there but there are a lot of bad. I always advocate people if they're unsure to get a second opinion. Just like you would if a plumber said "you need to replace the whole system." If it doesn't seem right or you don't feel like you got the proper attention, go somewhere else and see. Medicine isn't an exact science for much of us. It's a lucky thing when it's a simple infection that antibiotics can cure. Most of our problems aren't so easy. Just be slightly skeptical. Don't go "Fruit will cure my pancreatic cancer" crazy either.