I can’t tell you one thing good about the medical system. If I had run my business like they do I would have failed and gone broke long long ago. No part of it is efficient or even the least bit respectful of persons. I well and truly despise most doctors. I believe they are the root cause of most of the problems in medicine, they lead it. They are trained in arrogance.
As the spouse of a now retired doctor ( I am a retired nurse) all I can say is don’t access the healthcare system if you despise doctors. Grow your own herbs to treat any medical problems you may have. Use the kitchen knife if you need surgery. You can probably sterilize it in the dishwasher. 80% of physicians are now employed by corporate interests, as ( for various reasons) Obamacare made it difficult to run private practices, and made it financially advantageous for corporations to buy up practices. Physicians no longer can make their own schedules, hire employees that are good for the practice, and in order to make a profit the schedulars overbook them. Thats why you have the long wait time. My husband could not control his schedule, how many patients he saw per day, and the main thing his overlords wanted was productivity. Many doctors are boomers, and a lot retired early due to the demands of practicing now. An example: historically when a physician reaches a certain age, he no longer has to take ER call. However, that has changed. My local hospital tries to force a surgeon to take call ( which means you are up all night taking care of trauma) when he was hitting 70 years old. This surgeon had a small practice, trying to keep his finger in the game doing minor procedures,but retired when they tried to force him into taking call. The next step in the downgrading of medicine is hiring midlevel nurse practitioners who take online courses to get their degree. They are cheaper hires, and can charge almost the same as a physician. Thats where your healthcare is headed, and maybe you deserve worse healthcare if you hate physicians.