This is all correct, IMHO, and in addition: so many physicians have complained to me, in private/confidence, that they don't try to "help, above and beyond" any

This is all correct, IMHO, and in addition: so many physicians have complained to me, in private/confidence, that they don't try to "help, above and beyond" anymore simply because they feel helpless, ineffective to implement actual useful changes to a profoundly corrupt system of pay-to-live healthcare. When you're at a point that 45% of US healthcare (already the most-expensive, GDP%-wise) is already paid for by a US government entity... we might as well admit that a single-payer system MIGHT make a little more sense.?! Perhaps.?! -- myPOV: dropped out after intro ER med school rotation, 15+ years ago.