a) Our health care system is NOT collapsing. That is leftist, statist propaganda. The vast majority of Americans get excellent health care. Costs continue to increase, which is a problem, but the system is not “collapsing”.
b) The problems with our healtcare system have NOTHING to do with the fact that we require medical licenses for physicians.
c) The medical industry is not a “monopoly”. There are thousands and thousands of different providers, operating independently of one another.
d) Can you please cite the law that says it is a felony to order a lab test for oneself?
If you don't believe me, run the cost projections yourself. The system will collapse in 10 to 15 years (sooner if Obamacare passes) if something major doesn't change.
The problems with our healtcare system have NOTHING to do with the fact that we require medical licenses for physicians.
It has everything to do with the fact that it is a monopoly. That is what licensing creates by definition.
The medical industry is not a “monopoly”. There are thousands and thousands of different providers, operating independently of one another.
They most definitely are not independent, they are all licensed. Licensing restricts the numbers of providers. Can you go to an unlicensed doctor and get a prescription for a drug? Licensing creates a barrier to competition, creating a monopoly.
d) Can you please cite the law that says it is a felony to order a lab test for oneself?
Texas Occupational Code 165.152. PRACTICING MEDICINE IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE... Every State has similar laws.