This is why I think US medicine should be deregulated, especially licensing laws. Everything you're describing is screaming monopoly and artificial lack of com

This is why I think US medicine should be deregulated, especially licensing laws. Everything you're describing is screaming monopoly and artificial lack of competition. If providers of class X are too busy to see you, then there's plenty of people who could, or you're just going to do it on your own. It needs to be more like that. Obviously there are some limits, but educational pathways could be much more diverse, and there are many things that patients are capable of accessing on their own or through providers like pharmacists.