American healthcare means we are #40 in life expectancy and spend 3 or 4 times what most other developed countries spend to get it. With added Health Care Bankruptcy goodness!!
$12,777 per person per year.
People make a fetish out of choosing a doctor, but most people don't really get to choose their doctor. Have you tried switching doctors recently? My longtime (40 years) doctor just retired. I've never seen anyone in the same practice and have no idea if any of them have an opening. Several years ago, in my general practice, all the doctors moved out of state, retired, or switched to "concierge" practice, and the practice broke up. Good luck finding a GP.