My GP just went to a concierge service only practice. The doc is about 60 and came to the U.S. from Canada in the late 80’s after they installed socialized medicine. He saw the same thing was happening here and last year opted to take 150 or so patients for a fee of $4000 annually. He can be reached 24/7 and no appointment is needed. He also does not have Medicare to mess with now.
While I can see many doctors closing shutters, I also see some going the concierge route just to avoid the headaches of Zero’s death panel Gestapo. It’s a sad day all around when a doctor is forced to shut down or limit what his business could do without interference from government.