they sure have turned into one in the last decade or so- I have noticed them over the years turn more and more political
The ACA was the death knell. Medical professionals are guaranteed income through the now-govt-regulated insurance scam. And these pathetic whitecoats now defer to bureaucratic protocols despite the patients’ wishes.
Insurance, Hospitals, Pharma, Quacks, & Bureaucrats... where patients are the revenue generating commodities.